Hypothesize

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hypothesize
       v : to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
           "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in
           swamps" [syn: {speculate}, {theorize}, {theorise}, {conjecture},
            {hypothesise}, {hypothecate}, {suppose}]



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

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