Surmise

n.	1.	A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy. [We] double honor gain From his surmise proved false. - Milton. No man ought to be charged with principles he actually disowns, unless his practicies contradict his profession; not upon small surmises. - Swift.
	2.	Reflection; thought.
v. t.	1.	To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess. [imp. & p. p. Surmised ; p. pr. & vb. n. Surmising.] It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew That what before she but surmised, was true. - Dryden. This change was not wrought by altering the form or position of the earth, as was surmised by a very learned man, but by dissolving it. - Woodward.

Noun	1.	surmise - a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence Synonyms: guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, conjecture, hypothesis
Verb	1.	surmise - infer from incomplete evidence
	2.	surmise - imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" Synonyms: suspect

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