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surmise

/səˈmaɪz/sur-MYZ
/sɚˈmaɪz/sur-MYZ

Meaningupon, above

Common meaning: suppose something without firm evidence

Journey through time

  1. Latinsuper‘upon, above’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsupon, above → an accusationsurmise‘an accusation’source
  3. Frenchsursource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsan accusation → suppose something without firm evidencesurmise‘suppose something without firm evidence’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin super ‘upon, above’.

Roots

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