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drpaladin

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If you wagered opined came about as a shortened form of opinion, you'd lose your bet.

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Bill W

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Opined is derived from Latin opinari ‘think, believe’. 

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the verb opine was first used in English around 1450, during the Middle English period, and cites the writing of John Capgrave, a prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian, as the earliest evidence for the use of "opine". 

Examples of "opined" in a sentence. 
“The man is a genius,” he opined. 
"Many people opine that the content of Web pages should be better regulated."
"You can opine about any subject you like." 
"We have done some research on age trends and I have opined on the subject earlier." 
"The critic opined that the movie was a masterpiece." 
"The case got registered but was opined to be extremely weak for any conviction of the culprits in a court of law." 
"One scientist opined that research simply cannot go on if any more controls are introduced." 

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Cia

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Admin never knows what they think they know (instead of what they really should know) which leads to lots of dumb opining! Happens at my work all the time; I want to ask when the last time they actually worked with kids was or if they even KNOW the jobs of the staff they oversee (or are trying to negotiate/change). 

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