deduce, derive, gather, collect, draw an inference, make a deduction,
weet|, ween[obs3].
form an estimate, estimate, appreciate, value, count, assess, rate,
rank, account; regard, consider, think of; look upon &c. (believe) 484; review; size up *.
settle; pass an opinion, give an opinion; decide, try, pronounce,
rule; pass judgment, pass sentence; sentence, doom; find; give judgment, deliver judgment; adjudge, adjudicate; arbitrate, award, report; bring in a verdict; make absolute, set a question at rest; confirm &c. (assent) 488.
comment, criticize, kibitz; pass under review &c. (examine) 457;
investigate &c. (inquire) 461.
hold the scales, sit in judgment; try judgment, hear a cause.
Adj. judging &c. v.; judicious &c. (wise) 498; determinate,
conclusive.
Adv. on the whole, all things considered.
Phr. “a Daniel come to judgment” [Merchant of Venice]; “and stand a
critic, hated yet caress’d” [Byron]; “it is much easier to be critical than to be correct” [Disraeli]; la critique est aisee et l’art est difficile[Fr]; “nothing if not critical” [Othello]; “O most lame and impotent conclusion” [Othello].
#480a. [Result of search
or inquiry.] Discovery. — N. discovery,
detection, disenchantment; ascertainment[obs3], disclosure,
find, revelation.
trover &c.(recovery)
775[Law].
V. discover, find,
determine, evolve, learn &c. 539; fix upon; pick
up; find out, trace out, make out, hunt out, fish
out, worm out, ferret out, root out; fathom; bring
out, draw out; educe, elicit, bring to light; dig
out, grub up, fish up; unearth, disinter.
solve, resolve, elucidate;
unriddle, unravel, unlock, crack, crack
open; pick up, open the lock; find a clue, find clew
a to, find the key to the riddle; interpret &c. 522;
disclose &c. 529.
trace, get at; hit it,
have it; lay one’s finger, lay one’s hands
upon; spot; get at the truth, arrive at the truth
&c. 494; put the saddle on the right horse, hit the
right nail on the head.
be near the truth, be
warm, get warmer, burn; smoke, scent, sniff,
catch a whiff of, smell a rat.
open the eyes to; see
through, see daylight, see in its true colors,
see the cloven foot; detect; catch, catch tripping.
pitch upon, fall upon,
light upon, hit upon, stumble upon, pop upon;
come across, come onto; meet with, meet up with, fall
in with.
recognize, realize;
verify, make certain of, identify.
Int. eureka! aha[obs3]!
I’ve got it!
#481. Misjudgment.
— N. misjudgment, obliquity of judgment;
miscalculation, miscomputation, misconception &c.
(error) 495; hasty conclusion.
[causes of misjudgment.
1] prejudgment, prejudication[obs3],
prejudice; foregone conclusion; prenotion[obs3], prevention,
preconception, predilection, prepossession, preapprehension[obs3],
presumption, assumption, presentiment; fixed idea,


