theorize
1theorize — index assume (suppose), derive (deduce), generalize, guess, opine, ponder, postulate …
2Theorize — The o*rize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Theorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Theorizing}.] [Cf. F. th[ e]oriser.] To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by theory; to speculate. [1913 Webster] …
3theorize — (v.) 1630s, perhaps a formation in English from THEORY (Cf. theory) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Theorized; theorizing …
4theorize — (Amer.) the·o·rize || θɪəraɪz v. develop a theory, hypothesize (also theorise) …
5theorize — [v] hypothesize conjecture, formulate, guess, project, propound, speculate, submit, suggest, suppose, think; concept 43 Ant. prove …
6theorize — (also theorise) ► VERB ▪ form a theory or theories about something. DERIVATIVES theorization noun …
7theorize — [thē′ə rīz΄] vi. theorized, theorizing to form a theory or theories; speculate theorizer n. theorization n …
8theorize — theo|rize also theorise BrE [ˈθıəraız US ˈθi:ə ] v [I and T] to think of a possible explanation for an event or fact theorize that ▪ Researchers theorize that there was once a common language for all humanity. theorize about ▪ They have been… …
9theorize — [[t]θi͟ːəraɪz[/t]] theorizes, theorizing, theorized VERB If you theorize that something is true or theorize about it, you develop an abstract idea or set of ideas about something in order to explain it. [V that] Police are theorizing that the… …
10theorize — v. 1) (D; intr.) to theorize about 2) (L) the police theorized that the burglar had entered through a window * * * [ θɪəraɪz] (D; intr.) to theorize about (L) the police theorized that the burglar had entered through a window …
