surmise has definitions from the field of logic
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[ verb ] (logic) infer from incomplete evidence

Used in print

(William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)

As one would surmise , the procedure , however , could be repeated with the same object or with the same type of object often enough , so that the corresponding visual blots and the merest beginning of the tracing movement would provide clues as_to the actual shape , which the patient then immediately could determine by a kind of inference .

(Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)

Russell had reached the house as Cook surmised , dismounted , but just as the old trapper opened the door to receive him , he fell into the trapper 's arms - dead .

Related terms

deduce suspect guess

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[ verb ] imagine to be the case or true or probable

Synonyms

suspect

Examples

"I suspect he is a fugitive" "I surmised that the butler did it"

Used in print

(Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)

First_of_all , as we had surmised , the highly compulsive children in the structured setting score significantly better ( * * f ) on achievement than do similar children in the unstructured schools .

Related terms

guess guess

3
[ noun ] a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

Used in print

(Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)

I do n't propose to go into their history , but I have one or two surmises .

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