"hypothesize" meaning in English

See hypothesize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ [UK], /hɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ [UK], /həˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ [UK], /-ə.saɪz/ [UK], /haɪˈpɑː.θə.saɪz/ [US] Audio: en-us-hypothesize.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: hypothesizes [present, singular, third-person], hypothesizing [participle, present], hypothesized [participle, past], hypothesized [past]
Etymology: hypothesis + -ize Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hypothesis|ize}} hypothesis + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} hypothesize (third-person singular simple present hypothesizes, present participle hypothesizing, simple past and past participle hypothesized)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds. Tags: British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, transitive Synonyms: hypotheticate, guess, suppose, hypothesise (english: non-Oxford British English) Related terms: hypothetical, hypothesizable Translations (to believe or assert): hamendësoj (Albanian), supozoj (Albanian), предполагам (predpolagam) (Bulgarian), hypotetizovat (Czech), hypotetisere (Danish), jossitella (Finnish), arvailla (Finnish), arvuutella (Finnish), émettre l'hypothèse (French), faire l'hypothèse (French), supposer (French), vermuten (German), setja fram tilgátu (Icelandic), leggja fram tilgátu (Icelandic), gefa sér (Icelandic), setja sem svo að (Icelandic), gera ráð fyrir (Icelandic), ganga út frá (Icelandic), ipotizzare (Italian), 仮定する (katei suru) (alt: かていする) (Japanese), marohi (Maori), mārohirohi (Maori), supor (Portuguese), emite ipoteze (Romanian), face ipoteze (Romanian), hypotetizovať (Slovak), hipotetizar (Spanish), suponer (Spanish), hypotetisera (Swedish), будувати гіпотезу (buduvaty) (Ukrainian), висувати гіпотезу (vysuvaty) (Ukrainian), робити припущення (robyty) (Ukrainian)

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