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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.

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Origin of intuit

First recorded in 1770–80; back formation from intuition

OTHER WORDS FROM intuit

in·tu·it·a·ble, adjectiveun·in·tu·it·a·ble, adjective
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Words related to intuit

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

Example sentences from the Web for intuit

  • I heard that day of a man who got a living by spiritually intuiting oil.

    Memoirs|Charles Godfrey Leland

British Dictionary definitions for intuit

intuit
/ (ɪnˈtjuːɪt) /

verb

to know or discover by intuition

Derived forms of intuit

intuitable, adjective
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