hypothesize
verb (used with object)
to assume tentatively or set forth as a plausible explanation or as a reasonable basis for further investigation in the light of established facts.
had hypothesized
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past perfectof hypothesize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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"We had hypothesized that positive experiences might protect or mitigating against ACEs, but this did not necessarily bear out in the data," Barnert said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2023
Scientists had hypothesized that the volcanic activity that created these rocks was involved in the PETM, Kender says—so his team was immediately intrigued by mercury signals in the core sample.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 4, 2022
Flummoxed health officials working to contain the outbreak had hypothesized that they were up against a new coronavirus strain with enhanced transmission capabilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2021
Fossil researcher Roland T. Bird had hypothesized the same about some strange dinosaur tracks that were on ranch grounds in Bandera, Texas, according to Science Alert.
From Fox News ● Jan. 28, 2020
In fourteenth-century Oxford, mathematically inclined philosophers had hypothesized that falling bodies accelerate continuously; but they had made no effort to confirm this theoretical possibility through experiment.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
