Guess
Guess verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.
Usage example: though she does not speak with an accent, I would still guess that she is a foreigner
Validate
Validate verb - To show the existence or truth of by evidence.
Usage example: the booming economy in and of itself validated the soundness of the government's economic policies
Common collocations
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