Definitions for surmise

Overview of noun surmise

The noun surmise has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) guess, conjecture, supposition, surmise, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis

(a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)

Overview of verb surmise

The verb surmise has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (2) surmise

(infer from incomplete evidence)

2. (1) suspect, surmise

(imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it")