/ ɪnˈtjuːɪt; NAmE -ˈtuː-/ verb
( formal ) to know that sth is true based on your feelings rather than on facts, what sb tells you, etc. :
[ v that ]
She intuited that something was badly wrong.
[also vn , v wh- ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (in the sense instruct, teach ): from Latin intuit- contemplated, from the verb intueri , from in- upon + tueri to look.