opine

[oh-pahyn]

verb (used with or without object), o·pined, o·pin·ing.

to hold or express an opinion.

Origin of opine

First recorded in 1575–85, opine is from the Latin word opīnārī to think, deem

Related formsun·o·pined, adjective

Can be confusedopine opinion

Synonyms for opine

say, suggest, allow, guess, imagine.

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Related Words for opines

surmise, guess, venture, conclude, feel, suggest, conceive, say, suppose, presume, imagine, judge, believe, declare

Examples from the Web for opines

Contemporary Examples of opines

Sure, they correlate with wealth, he opines, but perhaps aptitude does, as well.
The Elite American College Pile-On
Michael S. Roth
September 15, 2014
“The president should have ordered the hanging of the local chief of security,” she opines.
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Asne Seierstad
June 6, 2011
"You could say it's the blondes and Bethenny versus the brunettes," he opines cheerfully.
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Anna David
June 9, 2010

Historical Examples of opines

And may we not say that the mind of the one who knows has knowledge, and that the mind of the other, who opines only, has opinion?
The Republic
Plato
And his own way, he opines, must be the right way for every one.
Appearances
Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson
I opines you takes my word for it that they are just what I says.
Frank Merriwell's Triumph
Burt L. Standish
How can a man who opines or affirms, opine or affirm falsely — that is, opine or affirm the thing that is not?
Plato and the Other Companions of Sokrates, 3rd ed. Volume III (of 4)
George Grote
He opines that this lignite is a mere indication of the immense vein of true carbon beneath.
The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for opines

opine

verb

(when tr, usually takes a clause as object) to hold or express an opinionhe opined that it was all a sad mistake

Word Origin for opine

C16: from Latin opīnārī

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Word Origin and History for opines

opine

"express an opinion," mid-15c., from Middle French opiner (15c.) and directly from Latin opinari "have an opinion, be of opinion, suppose, conjecture, think, judge," perhaps related to optare "to desire, choose" (see option). Related: Opined; opining.