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hypothesize
hy·poth·e·size H0370400 (hī-pŏth′ĭ-sīz′)v. hy·poth·e·sized, hy·poth·e·siz·ing, hy·poth·e·siz·es v.tr. To assert as a hypothesis.v.intr. To form a hypothesis.hypothesize (haɪˈpɒθɪˌsaɪz) or hypothesisevbto form or assume as a hypothesis hyˈpotheˌsizer, hyˈpotheˌsiser nhy•poth•e•size (haɪˈpɒθ əˌsaɪz, hɪ-)
v. -sized, -siz•ing. v.i. 1. to form a hypothesis. v.t. 2. to assume by hypothesis. [1730–40] hy·poth·e·size (hī-pŏth′ĭ-sīz′) To form a hypothesis.hypothesize
Past participle: hypothesized
Gerund: hypothesizing
| Imperative |
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| hypothesize | | hypothesize |
| Present |
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| I hypothesize | | you hypothesize | | he/she/it hypothesizes | | we hypothesize | | you hypothesize | | they hypothesize |
| Preterite |
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| I hypothesized | | you hypothesized | | he/she/it hypothesized | | we hypothesized | | you hypothesized | | they hypothesized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am hypothesizing | | you are hypothesizing | | he/she/it is hypothesizing | | we are hypothesizing | | you are hypothesizing | | they are hypothesizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have hypothesized | | you have hypothesized | | he/she/it has hypothesized | | we have hypothesized | | you have hypothesized | | they have hypothesized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was hypothesizing | | you were hypothesizing | | he/she/it was hypothesizing | | we were hypothesizing | | you were hypothesizing | | they were hypothesizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had hypothesized | | you had hypothesized | | he/she/it had hypothesized | | we had hypothesized | | you had hypothesized | | they had hypothesized |
| Future |
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| I will hypothesize | | you will hypothesize | | he/she/it will hypothesize | | we will hypothesize | | you will hypothesize | | they will hypothesize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have hypothesized | | you will have hypothesized | | he/she/it will have hypothesized | | we will have hypothesized | | you will have hypothesized | | they will have hypothesized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be hypothesizing | | you will be hypothesizing | | he/she/it will be hypothesizing | | we will be hypothesizing | | you will be hypothesizing | | they will be hypothesizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been hypothesizing | | you have been hypothesizing | | he/she/it has been hypothesizing | | we have been hypothesizing | | you have been hypothesizing | | they have been hypothesizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been hypothesizing | | you will have been hypothesizing | | he/she/it will have been hypothesizing | | we will have been hypothesizing | | you will have been hypothesizing | | they will have been hypothesizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been hypothesizing | | you had been hypothesizing | | he/she/it had been hypothesizing | | we had been hypothesizing | | you had been hypothesizing | | they had been hypothesizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would hypothesize | | you would hypothesize | | he/she/it would hypothesize | | we would hypothesize | | you would hypothesize | | they would hypothesize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have hypothesized | | you would have hypothesized | | he/she/it would have hypothesized | | we would have hypothesized | | you would have hypothesized | | they would have hypothesized |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | hypothesize - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"conjecture, hypothesise, speculate, theorise, theorize, hypothecate, supposereconstruct, retrace, construct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago"anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
hypothesizeverbTo formulate or assert as a tentative explanation:speculate, theorize.Translationsassumerefare ipotesisupporrehypothesize
hypothesize about (something)To speculate or wonder about something. Oh, they're just hypothesizing about what happened—there's no way they could know for sure.See also: hypothesizehypothesize on (something)To speculate or wonder about something. A murmur went through the stands as people hypothesized on which dog would be named the winner.See also: hypothesize, onhypothesize about somethingto speculate about something; to make guesses about something. Don't waste time hypothesizing about what happened. There is no point in hypothesizing about what happened when we don't know the actual truth.See also: hypothesizehypothesize on somethingto conjecture on the origin or nature of something. We sat around hypothesizing on the origin of life.See also: hypothesize, onhypothesize
Related to hypothesize: hypothesise, scientific methodSynonyms for hypothesizeverb to formulate or assert as a tentative explanationSynonymsSynonyms for hypothesizeverb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative groundsSynonyms- conjecture
- hypothesise
- speculate
- theorise
- theorize
- hypothecate
- suppose
Related Words- reconstruct
- retrace
- construct
- anticipate
- expect
- formulate
- explicate
- develop
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