THEORIZE
Dictionary entry overview: What does theorize mean?
• THEORIZE (verb)
The verb THEORIZE has 3 senses:
1. to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
2. construct a theory about
3. form or construct theories
Familiarity information: THEORIZE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• THEORIZE (verb)
Meaning:
To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
theorise; speculate; hypothesize; hypothesise; conjecture; theorize; hypothecate; suppose
Context example:
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
Hypernyms (to "theorize" is one way to...):
anticipate; expect (regard something as probable or likely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "theorize"):
construct; reconstruct; retrace (reassemble mentally)
develop; explicate; formulate (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They theorize that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Construct a theory about
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
Galileo theorized the motion of the stars
Hypernyms (to "theorize" is one way to...):
reason (think logically)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Form or construct theories
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
he thinks and theorizes all day
Hypernyms (to "theorize" is one way to...):
reason (think logically)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
