Meaning of HYPOTHESIZE
| Pronunciation: | | hI'pâthi`sIz
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| | Definition: | | [v] to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps." |
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| | Synonyms: | | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize |
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| | See Also: | | anticipate, construct, develop, expect, explicate, formulate, reconstruct, retrace | |
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| | Related Terms: | | analyze, apply reason, deduce, entertain a theory, espouse a theory, generalize, have a theory, infer, intellectualize, logicalize, logicize, philosophize, provide a rationale, rationalize, reason, speculate, syllogize, synthesize, theorize, use reason |
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