[syn: think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Opine \O*pine"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Opined; p. pr. & vb.
n. Opining.] [L. opinari, p. p. opinatus; akin to opinus
(in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. opiner.]
To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose. --South.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
opine
v 1: express one's opinion openly and without fear or
hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting" [syn: opine,
speak up, speak out, animadvert, sound off]
2: expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of
money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad
state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I
guess she is angry at me for standing her up" [syn: think,
opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess]