sur•mise
Pronunciation: (v.sur-mīz'n.sur-mīz', sûr'mīz), [key]
— v., n. -mised, -mis•ing,
—v.t.
- to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
—v.i.
- to conjecture or guess.
—n.
- a matter of conjecture.
- an idea or thought of something as being possible or likely.
- a conjecture or opinion.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.