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| opine | |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that). |  |
| I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse. | |
| "Your decisions," she opined, "have been unfailingly disastrous for this company.". | |
| 2. v. (intransitive, now rare) To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something). | |
| I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order. | |
| 3. n. (biochemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours | |
