different between hypothesize vs speculate
hypothesize
English
Alternative forms
- hypothesise (British)
Etymology
hypothesis +? -ize
Pronunciation
Verb
hypothesize (third-person singular simple present hypothesizes, present participle hypothesizing, simple past and past participle hypothesized)
- (transitive, intransitive) To believe or assert on uncertain grounds.
- Synonyms: hypotheticate, guess
Related terms
- hypothetical
- hypothesizable
Translations
hypothesize From the web:
- what hypothesis
- what hypothesis mean
- what hypothesis will the experiment test
- what hypothesis test should i use
- what hypothesis is being tested in this experiment
- what hypothesis led to the discovery of the proton
- what hypothesis test to use
- what hypothesis was the basis of sturtevant's research
speculate
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin specul?tus, past participle of speculor (“look out”), from specula (“watchtower”), from speci? (“look at”)
Verb
speculate (third-person singular simple present speculates, present participle speculating, simple past and past participle speculated)
- (obsolete, intransitive) To think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.
- It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society.
- (intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
- (intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.
- (intransitive, programming) To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance.
Related terms
- species
- spectacle
- spectacular
- speculation
- speculative
- speculator
Translations
Further reading
- speculate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- speculate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- peculates
Italian
Verb
speculate
- second-person plural present indicative of speculare
- second-person plural imperative of speculare
- feminine plural of speculato
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /spe.ku?la?.te/, [s?p?k????ä?t??]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /spe.ku?la.te/, [sp?ku?l??t??]
Participle
specul?te
- vocative masculine singular of specul?tus
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