| VERB | cognition | theorize, speculate, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds |
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| cognition | theorize | construct a theory about | |
| cognition | theorize | form or construct theories |
| Sounds | thiy'eray.z | |
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| Rhymes | actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz... | |
| Meaning | To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They theorize that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | speculate, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose | |
| Narrower | explicate, formulate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses |
| reconstruct, construct, retrace | reassemble mentally | |
| Broader | expect, anticipate | regard something as probable or likely |
| Spanish | conjeturar, especular, hipotetizar, imaginar, suponer, teorizar | |
| Catalan | conjecturar, especular, fer hipòtesis, imaginar, suposar, teoritzar | |
| Nouns | theorizer | someone who theorizes / theorizes (especially in science or art) |
| theory | a tentative insight into the natural world | |
| theory | a belief that can guide behavior | |
| Meaning | Construct a theory about. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars" | |
| Broader | reason | Think logically |
| Similar to | theorize | form or construct theories |
| Nouns | theorization | the production or use of theories |
| Meaning | form or construct theories. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "he thinks and theorizes all day" | |
| Broader | reason | Think logically |
| Similar to | theorize | Construct a theory about |
| Spanish | teorizar | |
| Catalan | teoritzar | |
| Nouns | theorization | the production or use of theories |
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