— surmisable , adj. — surmisedly /seuhr muyzd"lee, -muy"zid-/ , adv. — surmiser , n.
v. /seuhr muyz"/ ; n. /seuhr muyz", serr"muyz/ , v. , surmised, surmising , n.
v.t.
1. to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
v.i.
2. to conjecture or guess.
n.
3. a matter of conjecture.
4. an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
5. a conjecture or opinion.
[ 1350-1400; ME surmisen surmis ( e ), MF (ptp. of surmettre to accuse supermittere to throw upon), equiv. to sur- SUR- 1 + mis (masc.), mise (fem.) missus, missa, equiv. to mit ( tere ) to send + -tus, -ta ptp. suffix ]
Syn. 1. imagine, suppose, suspect. See guess .