· to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Synonym(s): speculate, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose
Hypernym(s): expect, anticipate
· construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"
Hypernym(s): reason
· form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"
Hypernym(s): reason