surmise
noun/ˈsɜːmaɪz/
/ˈsɜːrmaɪz/
[uncountable, countable, usually singular] (formal)- a guess based on some facts that you know already
- This is pure surmise on my part.
- He was glad to have his surmise confirmed.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the senses ‘formal allegation’ and ‘allege formally’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre ‘accuse’, from late Latin supermittere ‘put in afterwards’, from super- ‘over’ + mittere ‘send’.Want to learn more?
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