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Added 9 October 2026

surmise

/sɜːˈmaɪz/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about surmise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence.

verb

Infer from incomplete evidence.
Imagine to be the case or true or probable.
I suspect he is a fugitive

Origin

From Old French surmis, past participle of surmetre, surmettre (“to accuse”), from sur- (“upon”) + metre (“to put”).

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