theorize
11theorize — UK [ˈθɪəraɪz] / US [ˈθɪəˌraɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms theorize : present tense I/you/we/they theorize he/she/it theorizes present participle theorizing past tense theorized past participle theorized to develop ideas to explain… …
12theorize — verb ( rized; rizing) Date: 1638 intransitive verb to form a theory ; speculate transitive verb 1. to form a theory about 2. to propose as a theory • theorization noun • theorizer …
13theorize — theorization, n. theorizer, n. /thee euh ruyz , thear uyz/, v., theorized, theorizing. v.i. 1. to form a theory or theories. v.t. 2. to form a theory or theories about. Also, esp. Brit., theorise. [1630 40; < ML theorizare. See THEORY, IZE] * * * …
14theorize — verb a) to formulate theories, especially about some specific subject b) to speculate …
15theorize — Synonyms and related words: analyze, apply reason, conjecture, deduce, entertain a theory, espouse a theory, generalize, guess, have a theory, hypothesize, infer, intellectualize, logicalize, logicize, philosophize, provide a rationale,… …
16theorize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. speculate, conjecture, hypothesize; see guess 1 , think 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, suppose, guess, presume, assume, imagine, formulate, posit, think. III (Roget s Thesaurus II)… …
17theorize — the|o|rize [ θiə,raız ] verb intransitive or transitive to develop ideas to explain something …
18theorize — or theorise verb form a theory or theories. ↘create a theoretical framework for. Derivatives theorization noun theorizer noun …
19theorize — v. n. Speculate, form theories …
20theorize — also ise BrE verb (intransitive + about/on, transitive + that) to think of a possible explanation for an event or fact …
