What's the difference between surmise and thought?

Surmise


Definition:

  • (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy.
  • (n.) Reflection; thought.
  • (v. t.) To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Taken together, the mutational data allow a functional map of the recognition surface to be constructed and the physical nature of some of the specific interactions that stabilize the antibody-antigen complex to be surmised.
  • (2) Thus, BMIPP is surmised to be able to depict fatty acid metabolism in in vivo myocardial imaging.
  • (3) We surmise that reduction in pulmonary artery perfusion which occurs in pulmonary embolic disease alters the integrity of the alveolar (and possibly bronchiolar) epithelium.
  • (4) We have concluded that renal injuries should be classified by type and extent rather than by etiology, that the extent of injury should be determined and not surmised, and that the management of renal trauma is a function of the extent of injury and the over-all status of the patient.
  • (5) Thus, it is surmised that swine cells are more suitable than rat cells concerning insulin receptor binding and action studies.
  • (6) It was, therefore, surmised that both hypertension and hyperlipidemia would be two of the important factors in inducing the lesions in the cerebral arteries, but although such factors would be coordinative, hypertension might be more important in the process of damaging the cerebral arteries and leading to their degenerative changes.
  • (7) Although these bodies are not viral elements, it is surmised that they may be virus associated and consequently possibly related to the etiology of this tumor.
  • (8) However, the results for TP indicated that prior aquation was not required for protein binding, and we could surmise that binding of TP to protein proceeds via a direct nucleophilic attack.
  • (9) Royles also had to endure more or less the entire committee laughing at him openly when he boasted about consultants' high levels of job satisfaction, something the chuckling Mps surmised might be caused by their stellar pay.
  • (10) Inasmuch as both isoproterenol and prostaglandin E1 increase cyclic AMP content, one can surmise that cyclic AMP is involved in the stimulation of NGF mRNA accumulation.
  • (11) Since drug elimination is intimately associated with physiologic properties that are well described among species, it seems reasonable to surmise that drug elimination can be scaled among mammals.
  • (12) It may be surmised that the approach is based on a sort of "attitude" incorporated in the given score and defining the hearing aid satsifaction.
  • (13) The authorities surmised that the victims were passengers on long-distance buses hijacked by the Zetas, and the people aboard press-ganged as part of a recruitment drive.
  • (14) It may be surmised that a single CLL cell had been infected by EBV in vivo and established itself subsequently as a subclone within the CLL population.
  • (15) Based on these data, it was surmised that sex hormones may affect the growth of the tumor in this case.
  • (16) Ifop’s director, Jérôme Fourquet, surmised that “the French do not only adhere to the rhetoric of ‘war’ – [prime minister] Manuel Valls talked about ‘war’ last January – but also to decisions that entail a restriction of public liberty”.
  • (17) It is surmised that the easier delocalization of the positive charge in the deuterated alkyl diazonium ion causes a diminished reactivity and therefore influences the type and amount of DNA alkylation.
  • (18) The protective effect of the monoclonal antibodies is surmised being caused by agglutination of the trophozoites.
  • (19) The authors surmise that the less advantageous variant of individual peripheral thermoregulation (i.e.
  • (20) It is surmised that the time of persistence of sperms in the cervix may be related to coitus in the second week after the end of the menstrual period.

Thought


Definition:

  • (imp. & p. p.) of Think
  • () imp. & p. p. of Think.
  • (n.) The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.
  • (n.) Meditation; serious consideration.
  • (n.) That which is thought; an idea; a mental conception, whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or intention.
  • (n.) Solicitude; anxious care; concern.
  • (n.) A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought longer; a thought better.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Reactive metabolites which suppress splenic humoral immune responses are thought to be generated within the spleen rather than in distant tissues.
  • (2) To determine the accuracy of double-contrast arthrography in complete rotator cuff tears, we studied 805 patients thought to have a complete rotator cuff tear who had undergone double-contrast shoulder arthrography (DCSA) between 1978 and 1983.
  • (3) Blood pressure control was marginally improved during the study and it is thought possible that better patient compliance might explain this.
  • (4) The amino-terminal region of a 70 kDa mitochondrial outer membrane protein of yeast and the presequence of cytochrome c1, an inner membrane protein exposed to the intermembrane space, are thought to be responsible for localizing the proteins in their final destinations after synthesis in the cytosol.
  • (5) "The sending off was a joke, and I thought the penalty was even worse," Bruce said.
  • (6) The macrophage-derived product, interleukin 1 (IL 1) is thought to play an important regulatory role in the proliferation of T lymphocytes; however, its mechanism of action is unknown.
  • (7) Critics say he is unelectable as prime minister and will never be able to implement his plans, but he has nonetheless pulled attention back to an issue that many thought had gone away for good.
  • (8) Adding a layer of private pensions, it was thought, does not involve Government mechanisms and keeps the money in the private sector.
  • (9) Until recently, the control was thought to be governed by single, dominant genes, located within the I region of the H-2 complex.
  • (10) She was not aware that it was an assassination attempt by alleged foreign agents.” If at least one of the women thought the killing was part of an elaborate prank, it might explain the “LOL” message emblazoned in large letters one of the killers t-shirts.
  • (11) Likewise, they had little or no effects on the fluorescence anisotropy of TMA-DPH, which is also thought to be located in the interfacial region of the lipid bilayer, either when the probe was located in the outer layer of the plasma membrane or when the probe was located in the inner membrane compartment.
  • (12) Sheez, I thought, is that what the revolutionary spirit of 1789 and 1968 has come to?
  • (13) My thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones or been injured in this barbaric attack.
  • (14) This behavior consists of a very rapid bend of the body and tail that is thought to arise from the monosynaptic excitation of large primary motoneurons by the Mauthner cell.
  • (15) So we concluded that duplications and accessories should be thought to have similar meanings with the ordinary branching patterns of MCA in the occurrence of aneurysms.
  • (16) Why is it so surprising to people that a boy like Chol, just out of conflict, has thought through the needs of his country in such a detailed way?” While Beah’s zeal is laudable, the situation in South Sudan is dire .
  • (17) "While I wouldn't necessarily concur with all the specific recommendations of the report," Barker said, "there is one clear message that I do agree with: that solar has far more potential than has previously been thought."
  • (18) Although histologic proof of regression is not available, this experience suggests a more favorable prognosis than previously thought possible.
  • (19) He was often detained and occasionally beaten when he returned to Minsk for demonstrations, but “if he thought it was professional duty to uncover something, he did that no matter what threats were made,” Kalinkina said.
  • (20) It’s gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, social background, and – most important of all, as far as I’m concerned – diversity of thought.” Diversity needs action beyond the Oscars | Letters Read more He may have provided the Richard Littlejohn wishlist from hell – you know the one, about the one-legged black lesbian in a hijab favoured by the politically correct – but as a Hollywood A-lister, the joke’s no longer on him.