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'Conjecture' is a verb as well as a noun. But I'll admit it sounds weird — by French inflection one would expect "I conject", which seems to be obsolete...
by lubutu 14y ago
'Conjecture' is a verb as well as a noun. But I'll admit it sounds weird — by French inflection one would expect "I conject", which seems to be obsolete...
- sigkill 14y agoYep. Dictionary.com calls it obsolete. Webster wants me to pay, and OED can't find it. conject late 14c., obs. verb replaced by conjecture (v.). Also in form congette.
- andrewcooke 14y agomy concise oxford dictionary (dead tree, c 1984) lists conjecture as a verb (not marked as obsolete).
- tikhonj 14y agoIt's the word "conject" that's obsolete, not "conjecture".
- andrewcooke 14y agooh, sorry, mis-followed the conversation.