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verb (used with or without object), o·pined, o·pin·ing.
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Origin of opine First recorded in 1575â85, opine is from the Latin word opÄ«nÄrÄ« to think, deem
OTHER WORDS FROM opine un·o·pined, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH opine opine , opinion Words nearby opine OphĂŒls ,
-opia ,
opiate ,
opiate receptor ,
opiatic ,
opine ,
opinicus ,
opinion ,
opinionated ,
opinionative ,
opinioned
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Words related to opine surmise ,
believe ,
conceive ,
conclude ,
declare ,
feel ,
guess ,
imagine ,
judge ,
presume ,
say ,
suggest ,
suppose ,
venture
How to use opine in a sentence Fox News prime-timers opine from a shared set of conservative fantasies.
The consultants opine d ratepayers would probably pay less eventually under a publicly owned utility over private, but that didnât account for a lot of complicating factors.
âI do not think I am competent to opine on what causes global warming or not,â Barrett said.
While he hasnât publicly opine d on secure ballot boxes, von Spakovsky has repeatedly argued that everyone besides the elderly and those with health risks should not vote absentee in any form and only vote at their polling place.
A former city attorney has also opine d that even if that theory works out, another obstacle stands in the way.
If you don't know what happened, don't opine - much less commit yourself to any specific course of action.
They will not attack us further, I opine , nor brave thee in the future in this rebellious fashion.
He had some very urgent business at Kilkenny; something that could not admit of delay, I opine .
I opine , whatever we do, she will not forget old daysâthe night at the earth-houses belike and other things.
The time has arrived, we opine , for trousers to be considered as public and not merely as private embellishments.
How can a man who opine s or affirms, opine or affirm falsely â that is, opine or affirm the thing that is not?
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British Dictionary definitions for opine
verb
(when tr, usually takes a clause as object) to hold or express an opinion he opined that it was all a sad mistake
Word Origin for opine C16: from Latin opÄ«nÄrÄ«
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