definition of
[surmise]

[1] #1 surmise v. infer from incomplete evidence. wn

[2] #2 surmise n. [guess, conjecture, supposition, surmisal, speculation, hypothesis] a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence. wn

[3] #3 surmise v. [suspect] imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it". wn