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surmises
We have found lemma(root) word of surmises : surmise.
Definitions
[səˈmʌɪz], (Verb)
Definitions:
- suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
(e.g: he surmised that something must be wrong)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the senses ‘formal allegation’ and ‘allege formally’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre ‘accuse’, from late Latin supermittere ‘put in afterwards’, from super- ‘over’ + mittere ‘send’
[ˈsəːmʌɪz], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a supposition that something may be true, even though there is no evidence to confirm it
(e.g: Charles was glad to have his surmise confirmed)
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Origin
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late Middle English (in the senses ‘formal allegation’ and ‘allege formally’): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French surmise, feminine past participle of surmettre ‘accuse’, from late Latin supermittere ‘put in afterwards’, from super- ‘over’ + mittere ‘send’
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