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English verb: theorize | |||
| 1. | theorize (cognition) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||
| Samples | Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps. | ||
| Examples | They theorize that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, expect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | construct, develop, explicate, formulate, reconstruct, retrace | ||
| 2. | theorize (cognition) construct a theory about | ||
| Samples | Galileo theorized the motion of the stars. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reason | ||
| Verb group | theorize | ||
| 3. | theorize (cognition) form or construct theories | ||
| Samples | He thinks and theorizes all day. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reason | ||
| Verb group | theorize | ||
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