Meaning of THEORIZE
Pronunciation: | | 'theeurIz
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- [v] form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"
- [v] construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"
- [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, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise |
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| See Also: | | anticipate, construct, develop, expect, explicate, formulate, reason, reconstruct, retrace | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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.
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