hypothesize

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Etymology

hypothesis +‎ -ize

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hypothesize (third-person singular simple present hypothesizes, present participle hypothesizing, simple past and past participle hypothesized)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
    • 1996, Public Health Reports‎, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration:
      When hormones signal breast cells to divide more rapidly, scientists hypothesize, they increase breast cancer risk by causing precancerous or cancerous cells to multiply.
    Synonyms: hypotheticate, guess; see also Thesaurus:suppose

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