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speculate, v.
(speculated, speculates, speculating)
freq. cnt. 10

to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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conjecture hypothecate hypothesise hypothesize speculate suppose theorise theorize

sample sentences

"Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

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They %s that there was a traffic accident

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They %s that there was a traffic accident

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They %s that there was a traffic accident

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supposal supposition

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speculative speculation speculator

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hypothesis hypothesis hypothesis

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theory theory theorizer

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conjecture conjecture

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theorisation theory theory theoriser

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hypothesis hypothesis

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hypernym

expect, anticipate

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reconstruct, construct, retrace formulate, develop, explicate

talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
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speculate

sample sentences

"We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"

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speculative speculation speculator

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guess, venture, hazard, pretend suppose, say

reflect deeply on a subject
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chew over contemplate excogitate meditate mull mull over muse ponder reflect ruminate speculate think over

sample sentences

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

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reflective reflective

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musing muse muser

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meditative meditation

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contemplative contemplation

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speculative speculation

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ruminative rumination ruminator

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think, cerebrate, cogitate

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premeditate theologize, theologise introspect bethink cogitate wonder, question puzzle consider, study

invest at a risk
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job speculate

sample sentences

"I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"

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speculative speculator speculation

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invest, put, commit, place

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