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intuit

[in-too-it, -tyoo-; in-too-it, -tyoo-]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to know or receive by intuition.
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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 intuiting

intuit

verb
  1. to know or discover by intuition
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Derived Formsintuitable, adjective
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Word Origin and History for intuiting

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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