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to theorize
01
to express various scenarios about something without necessarily basing it on evidence or facts
Intransitive: to theorize | to theorize about sth
02
to formulate a hypothesis to explain something, often as a starting point for further investigation or study
Transitive: to theorize that
03
to suggest an explanation or idea based on reasoning or evidence
Transitive: to theorize an explanation or idea
theorize
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theory
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theorizer
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theorizer
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theorizing
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theorizing
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Example
At the party, the group theorized for fun about what society might look like in a hundred years.
They theorized for hours but couldn’t agree on a single explanation.
We spent the afternoon theorizing about what aliens might look like and how they would communicate.
It’s common for people to theorize when they don’t have all the answers.
Without solid evidence, it’s easy to theorize but harder to prove.
