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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 | ||
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