intuit

American  

[in-too-it, -tyoo-, in-too-it, -tyoo-] / ɪnˈtu ɪt, -ˈtyu-, ˈɪn tu ɪt, -tyu- /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to know or receive by intuition.

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intuit British  

/ ɪnˈtjuːɪt /

verb

1. to know or discover by intuition

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Other Word Forms

• intuitable adjective
• unintuitable adjective

Etymology

Origin of intuit

First recorded in 1770–80; back formation from intuition

Example Sentences

Barely a pause, but a pause nonetheless as the caller intuited that something wasn’t right.

From Literature

Study after study now confirms what my father and mother intuited long before science caught up.

From The Wall Street Journal

And there are those who just hum a few bars and allow the musicians to intuit the key and melody enough to follow along.

From Los Angeles Times

The meaning is not something that a lay person can necessarily intuit.

From Salon

The answer, he figured, was a combination of charisma and an ability to intuit what a person wants to talk about.

From Los Angeles Times