hypothesize (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *hypothesize*:
VERB	cognition	hypothesize, speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

hypothesize > pronunciation
Sounds	hhaypaa'thahsay.z
Rhymes	actualize ... womanize: 266 rhymes with ayz...

English > *hypothesize*: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
Pattern	Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Model	They hypothesize that there was a traffic accident
Synonyms	speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Narrower	explicate, formulate, develop	elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
Narrower	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	hypothesis	a tentative insight into the natural world
	hypothesis	a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations
	hypothesis	a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

HyperDic: hypothesize