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theorize

theo·rize

UK/ˈθɪə.ɹaɪz/ US/ˈθiː.ə.ɹaɪz/ uncommon

verb

1.

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

  • “Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps”
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2.

construct a theory about

  • “Galileo theorized the motion of the stars”
3.

form or construct theories

  • “he thinks and theorizes all day”

Origin

From theory + -ize. First use appears c. 1599 in the text A pil to purge melancholie.

Phrases

  • conspiracy theorize

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