Conjecture — Defs

01 n. An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.

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An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.
“He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first loose conjecture by a real study of nature.” — Whewell.

“Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm.” — Milton.

02 v. t. To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.

imp. & p. p. Conjectured; p. pr. & vb. n. Conjecturing

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To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.
“Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what will be.” — South.

03 v. i. To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form an opinion; to imagine.

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To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form an opinion; to imagine.