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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

vb [sɜːˈmaɪz]

(when tr, may take a clause as object) to infer (something) from incomplete or uncertain evidence

n [sɜːˈmaɪz ˈsɜːmaɪz]

an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence

[from Old French, from surmettre to accuse, from Latin supermittere to throw over, from super- + mittere to send]

surmisable  adj

surmiser  n

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

guess, suppose, imagine, presume, consider, suspect, conclude, fancy, speculate, infer, deduce, come to the conclusion, conjecture, opine, hazard a guess He surmised that he had discovered one of the illegal streets.

noun

guess, speculation, assumption, thought, idea, conclusion, notion, suspicion, hypothesis, deduction, inference, presumption, conjecture, supposition His surmise proved correct.

Translations

surmise [sɜːˈmaɪz]

A. N → conjetura f, suposición f

B. VT → conjeturar, suponer
I surmised as much → ya me lo suponía or imaginaba

surmise [sɜː^rˈmaɪz] vt (= infer) to surmise (that) ... → présumer que ...

surmise

n → Vermutung f, → Mutmaßung f

vt → vermuten, mutmaßen; I surmised as much → das hatte ich (schon) vermutet; as one could surmise from his book → wie man nach seinem Buch vermuten or mutmaßen konnte

surmise [ɐn ˈsɜːmaɪz ɐor sɜːˈmaɪz; ɐvb sɜːˈmaɪz]

1. n → congettura

2. vt → supporre, congetturare
I surmised as much → me lo immaginavo