Hypertext Webster Gateway: "theorize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Theorize \The"o*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Theorized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Theorizing}.] [Cf. F. th['e]oriser.]
To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by
theory; to speculate.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
theorize
v : to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds:
"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in
swamps." [syn: {speculate}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize},
{hypothecate}, {suppose}]
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