opine

[ oh-pahyn ]

/ oʊˈpaɪn /

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

to hold or express an opinion.

OTHER WORDS FOR opine

say, suggest, allow, guess, imagine.

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Origin of opine

First recorded in 1575–85; is from Latin opīnārī “to think, deem”

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH opine

opine , opinion

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How to use opine in a sentence

Sure, they correlate with wealth, he opines, but perhaps aptitude does, as well.
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At one point in the Introduction, the coach opines, “history is hard to pin down.”
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Later, Goldberg rightly opines, "Some of this is campaign bluster," and yet much of it passes unchallenged.
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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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How can a man who opines or affirms, opine or affirm falsely — that is, opine or affirm the thing that is not?
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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!
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It may be, as Stark opines, a contraction of some compound name.
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Jardin opines that, as regards the etymology of the word coffee, scholars are not agreed and perhaps never will be.
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Peg-leg he opines ther yaller is nuthin' but copper, or maybe fool's gold.
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British Dictionary definitions for opine

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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