Meaning & use

Intuit

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to understand or know something instinctively, without conscious reasoning

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She could intuit her friend's mood just by the tone of her voice.

Good doctors often intuit a diagnosis before all the test results come back.

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Related to the noun 'intuition,' from Latin 'intueri,' meaning 'to look at' or 'consider.'

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