Definitions for hypothesize
haɪˈpɒθ əˌsaɪz, hɪ-hy·poth·e·size

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1. speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothesise, hypothecate, supposeverb

   to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

   "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"

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1. hypothesizeverb

   to hypothesise

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1. hypothesize

   To hypothesize means to form a tentative explanation or supposition about something, which serves as a starting point for further investigation. It involves making an educated guess or assumption that can be tested through research or experiments, serving as a fundamental step in the scientific method.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of hypothesize in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of hypothesize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of hypothesize in a Sentence

1. Nicola Lindson-Hawley:

   We hypothesize that you get it all out of the way in one go [by quitting abruptly]. In the gradual group, because they were put through it in a gradual way, they lost the motivation.

2. Joshua Tal:

   Dreams do usually incorporate things that happened during the day, leading some researchers to hypothesize that dreams and rapid eye movement sleep is essential for memory consolidation and cognitive rejuvenation, nightmares are the mind’s attempts at making sense of these events, by replaying them in images during sleep.

3. Peter Ueda:

   You could say that there is a demand for alternative sexual or romantic experiences because people are finding it difficult to find partners, or you could hypothesize that the rise in these services are because some people prefer to express their sexuality in these ways.

4. Wang Min:

   The well-preserved tail feathers in this new fossil bird provide great new information about how sexual selection has shaped the avian tail from their earliest stage, the complexity we see in Yuanchuavis's feathers is related to one of the reasons we hypothesize why living birds are so incredibly diverse, because they can separate themselves into different species just by differences in plumage and differences in song.

5. Lisanne Blauw:

   The function of brown fat tissue is to burn fat to generate heat, which is important to prevent a decline in body temperature during cold exposure. Therefore, we hypothesize that brown fat plays a role in the mechanism underlying the association between outdoor temperature and diabetes, in warmer climates, brown fat may be less activated, which may causally lead to insulin resistance and diabetes.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=hypothesize
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Hypothesize
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Usage in printed sources
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