hypothesize
verb
hy·poth·e·size
hī-ˈpä-thə-ˌsīz 
hypothesized; hypothesizing
: to make a hypothesis
: to adopt as a hypothesis
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Psychologists hypothesized that his odd behavior was caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
if we hypothesize that current population trends continue for the next 50 years
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Salinas hypothesized that these species may have colonized the fish brains early in their development, before their blood-brain barriers had fully formed.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Others have hypothesized that a SARS-CoV-2 infection may triggers an autoimmune disease or the reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The researchers hypothesize that all of the stars in the close vicinity of the supermassive black hole were binary systems that have since merged, Peissker said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Yet readers will still find factoids that surprise: Scientists hypothesize that the moon coaxed prehistoric marine life to colonize land, for example.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 5 Jan. 2025
Others have hypothesized that a SARS-CoV-2 infection may triggers an autoimmune disease or the reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus.
—Dave Wessner, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The researchers hypothesize that all of the stars in the close vicinity of the supermassive black hole were binary systems that have since merged, Peissker said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Yet readers will still find factoids that surprise: Scientists hypothesize that the moon coaxed prehistoric marine life to colonize land, for example.
—Joe Spring, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hypothesize
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hypothesize
verb
hy·poth·e·size
hī-ˈpäth-ə-ˌsīz
hypothesized; hypothesizing
1
: to make a hypothesis
2
: to adopt as a hypothesis
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