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presurmise

[ noun pree-ser-mahyz, pree-sur-mahyz; verb pree-ser-mahyz ]

noun

  1. a surmise previously formed.


verb (used with object)

, pre·sur·mised, pre·sur·mis·ing.
  1. to surmise beforehand.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of presurmise1

First recorded in 1655–65; pre- + surmise

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