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surmise

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  1. conjecture            
 
1. sur.mise \s*r-'mi-z\ vt [ME surmisen to accuse, fr. MF surmis, pp. of 
   surmetre, fr. L] supermittere to throw on, fr. super- + mittere to send - 
   more at SMITE : to imagine or infer on slight grounds : GUESS 
2. sur.mise \s*r-'mi-z, 's*r-.\ n : a thought or idea based on scanty 
   evidence : CONJECTURE