conjecture vs deem

conjecture

noun
  • A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess. 

  • A statement likely to be true based on available evidence, but which has not been formally proven. 

  • A supposition based upon incomplete evidence; a hypothesis. 

verb
  • To infer on slight evidence; to guess at. 

  • To guess; to venture an unproven idea. 

deem

noun
  • An opinion, a judgment, a surmise. 

verb
  • To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account. 

  • To think, judge, or have or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose. 

How often have the words conjecture and deem occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )