opine

[ oh-pahyn ]

/ oʊˈpaɪn /

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

to hold or express an opinion.

Nearby words

ophthalmovascular, ophüls, opiate, opiate receptor, opiatic, opine, opinicus, opinion, opinion poll, opinionated, opinionative

Origin of opine

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

SYNONYMS FOR opine

say, suggest, allow, guess, imagine.

Related forms

un·o·pined, adjective

Can be confused

opine opinion

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Examples from the Web for opines

Sure, they correlate with wealth, he opines, but perhaps aptitude does, as well.
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“The president should have ordered the hanging of the local chief of security,” she opines.
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"You could say it's the blondes and Bethenny versus the brunettes," he opines cheerfully.
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Miss Whetstone opines that if there was need of city folks to do their table settin' for them, it was time they give up!
Pippin; A Wandering Flame|Laura E. Richards

He opines that Cain and Abel were vegetarians and never enjoyed a beef-steak or a mutton-chop.
Bible Romances|George W. Foote
Peg-leg he opines ther yaller is nuthin' but copper, or maybe fool's gold.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone|Richard Bonner
Jardin opines that, as regards the etymology of the word coffee, scholars are not agreed and perhaps never will be.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
When a person becomes attached to a system, he often sees and opines what no one else can possibly see or opine.
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British Dictionary definitions for opines

opine

/ (əʊˈpaɪn) /

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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