[səˈmʌɪz], (Verb)

Definitions:
- suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
(e.g: he surmised that something must be wrong)


Phrases:

Origin:
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)


Phrases:

Origin:
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’