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to theorize
01
to formulate a hypothesis to explain something, often as a starting point for further investigation or study
Transitive: to theorize that
Examples
Scientists theorized that the changes in temperature were causing the polar ice caps to melt more rapidly.
02
to express various scenarios about something without necessarily basing it on evidence or facts
Intransitive: to theorize | to theorize about sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
theorize
3rd person singular
theorizes
Present participle
theorizing
Past simple
theorized
Past participle
theorized
Examples
We spent the afternoon theorizing about what aliens might look like and how they would communicate.
03
to suggest an explanation or idea based on reasoning or evidence
Transitive: to theorize an explanation or idea
Examples
The researcher theorized a connection between diet and improved memory.
Lexical Tree
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