"theorize" meaning in All languages combined

See theorize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈθɪə.ɹaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθiː.ə.ɹaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθɪɹ.aɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈθɪɹ.aɪz/ [General-American], /ˈθi.ə.ɹaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈθɪə.ɹɑɪz/ [General-Australian], /ˈθiː.ə.ɹɑɪz/ [General-Australian], /ˈθɪɹ.ɑɪz/ [General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-theorize.wav Forms: theorizes [present, singular, third-person], theorizing [participle, present], theorized [participle, past], theorized [past]
Etymology: From theory + -ize. First use appears c. 1599 in the text A pil to purge melancholie. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|theory|-ize}} theory + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} theorize (third-person singular simple present theorizes, present participle theorizing, simple past and past participle theorized)
  1. (intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject. Tags: intransitive Translations (formulate theories): θεωρέω (theōréō) (Ancient Greek), teoritzar (Catalan), teorii (Esperanto), teoretisoida (Finnish), théoriser (French), teorizar (Galician), elméletbe foglal (Hungarian), teoriifar (Ido), spekular (Ido), teorizzare (Italian), सिद्धांत मांडणे (siddhānta māṇḍṇe) (Marathi), उपपत्ती लावणे (upapattī lāvṇe) (Marathi), teorizar (Portuguese), теоретизировать (teoretizirovatʹ) (Russian), teorizar (Spanish), teoretisera (Swedish), damcaniaethu (Welsh), damcanu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-theorize-en-verb-EqKXTHKk Disambiguation of 'formulate theories': 100 0
  2. (intransitive) To speculate. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Thinking
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: theorise [British] Derived forms: conspiracy theorize, mistheorize

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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