surmise

sur·mise  (sr-mz)

v. sur·mised, sur·mis·ing, sur·mis·es

v.tr.

To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence.

v.intr.

To make a guess or conjecture.

n.

An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.

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[Middle English surmisen, to accuse, from Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre : sur-, sur- + mettre, to put (from Latin mittere).]

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surmise

Verb

[-mising, -mised]

to guess (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence

Noun

a conclusion based on incomplete or uncertain evidence [Old French surmettre to accuse]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surmise - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, conjecture, hypothesis opinion, view - a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page" divination - successful conjecture by unusual insight or good luck
Verb	1.	surmise - infer from incomplete evidence deduce, derive, infer, deduct - reason by deduction; establish by deduction
	2.	surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" suspect hazard, guess, venture, pretend - put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; "I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; "I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"

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surmise

verb 1. guess, suppose, imagine, presume, consider, suspect, conclude, fancy, speculate, infer, deduce, come to the conclusion, conjecture, opine, hazard a guess

noun 2. guess, speculation, assumption, thought, idea, conclusion, notion, suspicion, hypothesis, deduction, inference, presumption, conjecture, supposition

Translations

surmise [səːˈmaɪz] vt → présumer, conjecturer

surmise [səːˈmaɪz] vt → vermuten, mutmaßen

surmise [səːˈmaɪz] vt → supporre, congetturare