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Theorize vs Surmise - What's the difference?

theorize | surmise |

As verbs the difference between theorize and surmise

is that theorize is to formulate theories, especially about some specific subject while surmise is to conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises.

As a noun surmise is

thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.

theorize

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Alternative forms

* theorise (British)

Verb

(theoriz)
  • to formulate theories, especially about some specific subject
  • to speculate

    • surmise

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
    • surmises of jealousy or of envy
  • * Jonathan Swift
    • No man ought to be charged with principles he actually disowns, unless his practices contradict his profession; not upon small surmises .
  • * 1919 ,
    • The meeting had been devoid of incident. No word had been said to give me anything to think about, and any surmises I might make were unwarranted. I was intrigued.
  • Reflection; thought; posit.
    • (Shakespeare)

    Verb

    (surmis)
  • To conjecture, to opine or to posit with contestable premises.

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