US /kənˈdʒɛkt/ UK /kənˈdʒɛkt/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to conjecture or guess; to surmise (archaic)

    I can but conject at his motives, having no proof.

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1 verb · to conjecture or guess; to... conjecturesurmiseguessspeculatesupposepresume
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Etymology

From Latin coniectare ('to throw together, conclude, conjecture'), frequentative of conicere, from con- ('together') + iacere ('to throw'); now archaic.

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