English noun: surmise | |||
1. | surmise (communication) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | ||
Synonyms | conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | opinion, view | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | divination | ||
English verb: surmise | |||
1. | surmise (cognition) infer from incomplete evidence | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | deduce, deduct, derive, infer | ||
2. | surmise (communication) imagine to be the case or true or probable | ||
Samples | I suspect he is a fugitive. I surmised that the butler did it. | ||
Synonyms | suspect | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | guess, hazard, pretend, venture | ||