SURMISE


Meaning of SURMISE in English

n.

Pronunciation: s ə r- ' m ī z, ' s ə r- ˌ

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, allegation, charge, from Anglo-French, from feminine of surmis, past participle of surmettre to place on, suppose, accuse, from Medieval Latin supermittere, from Late Latin, to place on, from Latin super- + mittere to let go, send

Date: 1569

: a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : CONJECTURE

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