All 4 Uses
surmise
in
Oedipus the King
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- PRIEST As I surmise, 'tis welcome; else his head Had scarce been crowned with berry-laden bays.†
- CREON So 'twas surmised, but none was found to avenge His murder mid the trouble that ensued.†
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- I know not and bridle my tongue for fear, Fluttered with vague surmise; nor present nor future is clear.†
- But you, perchance, Having in past days known or seen the herd, May better by sure knowledge my surmise.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(surmise) to guess something is true or form an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)