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English Dictionary: theorize by the DICT Development Group
2 results for theorize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
theorize
v
  1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
    Synonym(s): speculate, theorize, 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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Theorize \The"o*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Theorized}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Theorizing}.] [Cf. F. th[82]oriser.]
      To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by
      theory; to speculate.
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