opine

Meanings

Verb

• To have or express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
• To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).

Noun

• Any of a class of organic compounds, derived from amino acids, found in some plant tumours

Origin

• From Middle French opiner, from Latin opīnor ("to hold as an opinion"), from *opīnus, only in negative necopinus and inopinus; akin to optō, and to apīscor; see optate and opt.
• From Ancient Greek ὀπός ("juice of a plant") -ine.