n.
Function: verb
to draw an inference from slight or inadequate evidence FF1C; when he failed to arrive on time she conjectured that he was drinking again FF1E;
Synonyms: guess, presume, pretend, suppose, surmise, think; compare INFER , UNDERSTAND 3
Related Words: assume, expect, suspect; believe, deem, feel; conceive, fancy, imagine; conclude, estimate, gather, glean, infer, judge
Idioms: hazard a guess, take for granted
Contrasted Words: demonstrate, prove, test, try; ascertain, determine, discover, learn