Theorize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  theorize
       v 1: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
            "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in
            swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorise}, {conjecture}, {hypothesize},
             {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]
       2: construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of
          the stars"
       3: form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all
          day"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "theorize":
     analyze, apply reason, conjecture, deduce, entertain a theory,
     espouse a theory, generalize, guess, have a theory, hypothesize,
     infer, intellectualize, logicalize, logicize, philosophize,
     provide a rationale, rationalize, reason, speculate, submit,
     syllogize, synthesize, use reason