Saturday, September 26, 2009

Surmising

sur·mise  (sr-mz)
v. sur·misedsur·mis·ingsur·mis·es
v.tr.
To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence.
v.intr.
To make a guess or conjecture.
n.
An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture.


Example: In regards to increasing our understanding of the universe, all we can do is surmise.

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