subodorer
suspect
Deviner quelque chose grâce à de petits signes, sans en être sûr.
Definition & meaning
The verb subodorer refers to the act of sensing, suspecting, or anticipating something before it becomes clearly apparent or official. It is often used to describe an intuition about a situation, a secret, or an upcoming event.
- To have a hunch or to suspect something (often hidden).
- To foresee or get a scent of something before it happens.
Grammar & Word origin
Subodorer is a regular verb belonging to the second conjugation group (verbs ending in -er).
It is composed of two parts:
- Sub-: A prefix derived from Latin, meaning "under" or "beneath."
- Odorer: Derived from the Latin odorari, meaning "to smell" or "to sniff."
Etymologically, it implies "to catch the scent from underneath" or "to smell something in the air" before it is fully revealed.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms
- Pressentir (to have a premonition of)
- Soupçonner (to suspect)
- Flairer (to sniff out or scent)
- Deviner (to guess)
- Se douter de (to suspect or have an inkling of)
Antonyms
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Examples
Auriez-vous subodoré la vérité sans ces indices ?verb
Would you have suspected the truth without these clues?
Nous subodorions un changement majeur dans le projet.verb
We suspected a major change in the project.
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