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intuit

[ in-too-it, -tyoo-; in-too-it, -tyoo- ]
/ ɪnˈtu ɪt, -ˈtyu-; ˈɪn tu ɪt, -tyu- /
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verb (used with or without object)

to know or receive by intuition.

RELATED WORDS

pin, conclude, apprehend, recognize, see, sense, flash, feature, comprehend, feel, get, track, know, distinguish, copy, realize, read, gather, appreciate, deduce

Nearby words

  1. intrusive r,
  2. intrusively,
  3. intrust,
  4. intubate,
  5. intuc,
  6. intuition,
  7. intuitional,
  8. intuitionalism,
  9. intuitionism,
  10. intuitive

Origin of intuit

First recorded in 1770–80; back formation from intuition
Related formsin·tu·it·a·ble, adjectiveun·in·tu·it·a·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for intuit

intuit

/ (ɪnˈtjuːɪt) /

verb

to know or discover by intuition
Derived Formsintuitable, adjective
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Word Origin and History for intuit

intuit

v.

1776, "to tutor," from Latin intuit-, past participle stem of intueri (see intuition). Meaning "to perceive directly without reasoning" is from 1840, in this sense perhaps a back-formation from intuition. Related: Intuited; intuiting.

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