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unsurmised


verb (used with object), sur·mised, sur·mis·ing.

  1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.

verb (used without object), sur·mised, sur·mis·ing.

  1. to conjecture or guess.

noun

  1. a matter of conjecture.
  2. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
  3. a conjecture or opinion.

verb (sɜːˈmaɪz)

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

noun (sɜːˈmaɪz, ˈsɜːmaɪz)

  1. an idea inferred from inconclusive evidence

v.c.1400, “to charge, allege,” from Old French surmis, past participle of surmettre “to accuse,” from sur- “upon” (see sur-) + mettre “put,” from Latin mittere “to send” (see mission). Meaning “to infer conjecturally” is recorded from 1700. Related: Surmised; surmising. n.early 15c., legal, “a charge, a formal accusation;” see surmise (v.). Meaning “inference, guess” is first found in English 1580s.

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