intuit

verb

in·​tu·​it in-ˈtü-ət How to pronounce intuit (audio)
-ˈtyü-
intuited; intuiting; intuits

transitive verb

: to know, sense, or understand by intuition
intuitable adjective

Examples of intuit in a Sentence

He was able to intuit the answer immediately. She intuited a connection between the two crimes.
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And despite being a measure of seats and not people, workplace practitioners can intuit how an office is configured just by knowing this metric. Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Even Jaden can intuit, however subtly, that her father could succumb to his demons in a moment of anger. Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 July 2024 After all, anyone who is invested in a game will already be absorbed—to the point of madness, even—in the task of trying to intuit their team’s likelihood of victory. Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 13 Oct. 2024 The 2024 presidential candidates seem to have intuited this. Carol Bishop Mills, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for intuit 

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of intuit was in 1855

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“Intuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intuit. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

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