English verb: theorise | |||
1. | theorise (cognition) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | ||
Samples | Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps. | ||
Examples | They theorise that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, expect | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | construct, develop, explicate, formulate, reconstruct, retrace | ||