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surmise
What does surmise mean?
surmise (verb): infer from incomplete evidence.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use surmise in a sentence?
- I surmised that the butler did it. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce surmise?
/sɚˈmaɪz/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does surmise come from?
From Old French surmis, past participle of surmetre, surmettre (“to accuse”), from sur- (“upon”) + metre (“to put”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “surmise” mean?
perform in order to get a role
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infer from incomplete evidence
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make better or more attractive
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