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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Grammatical Patterns, Word Parts
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transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
s r
maIz
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| inflections: |
surmises, surmising, surmised |
| definition: |
to infer without certain knowledge; suppose; guess.
They tried to surmise his intentions, but the man was hard to make out.I surmised by the amount of his luggage that he planned to stay for quite a while.[verb + (that) + clause
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- synonyms:
- conjecture, guess
- similar words:
- assume, deduce, gather, hypothesize, imagine, infer, judge, opine, reckon, suppose
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| related words: |
believe, derive, divine, fancy, figure, postulate, suspect |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
sr
maIz
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| definition: |
to suppose or conjecture; make a guess.
With so little information, I can only surmise.- synonyms:
- conjecture, guess, speculate, suppose
- similar words:
- estimate, hypothesize, infer, judge, opine, presume, reckon, theorize
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divine, suppose, suspect |
adverb + (v.)surmise
correctly, quickly
(v.)surmise
+ adverb
probably, therefore
(v.)surmise
+ noun
appearance, athlete, existence, planet, reaction
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noun |
| pronunciation: |
sr
maIz
[or]
suhr
maIz
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| definition: |
an opinion or notion that is based on inconclusive evidence; conjecture.
- synonyms:
- conjecture, guess, speculation
- similar words:
- judgment
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| related words: |
concept, derivation, opinion, presumption, theory |
adjective + (n.)surmise
correct, fair, reasonable, sudden, wild
verb + (n.)surmise
confirm, form, race, reflect, support, wonder
noun + (n.)surmise
certainty, data, heart, letter
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| derivations: |
surmisable (adj.), surmiser (n.) |
The word surmise
contains the following part:
mit, mis1, mitt, miss, -mise
Latin
root
that means send, let go
  Example words:
admissible, admission, admit, admittance, admittedly, commissar, commissariat, commissary, commission, commissioner, commit, commitment, committed, committee, compromise, demise, dismiss, dismissal, emissary, emission, emit, impermissible, intermit, intromit, irremissible, manumit, missal, missile, missilery, mission, missionary, missive, omit, permissible, permission, permissive, permit, premise, pretermit, promise, promisee, promising, promisor, promissory note, recommit, remiss, remissible, remission, remit, remittal, remittance, remittent, submission, submissive, submit, surmise, transmissible, transmission, transmit, transmitter, uncommitted, uncompromising, unremitting
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