surmises

Meanings

• verb

  form an opinion or judgment beforehand, often without having all the facts

  - "He surmised that she was angry because of his late arrival."
  - "The detective surmised that the thief had an accomplice."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with surmises
supplies , surveys , misallies , allies , supplices

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Variants

List of all variants of surmises that leads to same result
surmise , surmises , surmised , surmising

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Etymology

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from obsolete surmise, from surmis-, surmise 'suppose, think, judge' (see surmise)

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Trivia

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1. The word 'surmise' comes from the Old French word 'surmiser', which means 'to estimate, to judge, to suppose, to imagine'.

2. The longest word that can be made using the letters in the word 'surmises' is 'surmisestimations' (20 letters).

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Related Concepts

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1. conjecture: The act of forming an opinion or theory without having complete evidence or facts.

2. speculation: The act of forming an opinion or theory about something, especially without having all the facts.

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Culture

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The word 'surmise' has been used extensively in literature and art, often to describe the act of making assumptions or predictions based on limited information. In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth urges her husband to 'look like the innocent fool, and fill his griefs with formal speech.' Macbeth, in turn, 'surmises' that the guards have discovered Macduff's wife and children, leading him to order their murder.

How to Memorize "surmises"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the word 'surmise' as a verb meaning 'to form an opinion or judgment beforehand, often without having all the facts.' Imagine yourself making an assumption based on limited information.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'surmise' with the act of making assumptions or predictions based on limited information. Think of a time when you made a surmise and the outcome.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'S - Surmise: form an opinion or judgment beforehand. U - Underestimate: form an opinion with incomplete information. R - Risk: form an opinion that could lead to a mistake. M - Misjudge: form an opinion that is incorrect. I - Infer: form an opinion based on evidence. S - Speculate: form an opinion without having all the facts. E - Estimate: form an opinion about the size or quantity.'

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