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.

Origin of presurmise

1
First recorded in 1655–65; pre- + surmise

Words Nearby presurmise

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