- speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
--1 is one way to expect, anticipate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun speculation2, noun speculator1
They speculate that there was a traffic accident
- speculate - talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
--2 is one way to reason
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun speculation1, noun speculator1
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- chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
--3 is one way to think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun speculation4
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- speculate, job - invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"
--4 is one way to invest, put, commit, place
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun speculation3, noun speculator2
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