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.
has hypothesized
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present perfectof hypothesize (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Thus, she has hypothesized, if logging companies were to leave some of the so-called mother trees standing, depleted forests would find it easier to regenerate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026
Consequently, research has hypothesized that blocking GP130, thereby disrupting the associated signaling pathway, would inhibit STAT3 activity and, in turn, suppress cancer growth.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
Brennan has hypothesized that a South African conspiracy theorist name Paul Furber actually started posting as Q but then lost control of the account to the Watkinses.
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2021
Each task exercises a different assembly of circuits that correspond to the six depression subtypes Williams has hypothesized are key to guiding treatment.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 20, 2019
Stein has hypothesized that the centres of other continents behave in a similar way, with patches of earthquake activity that harass one locale for thousands of years and then jump to other regions.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 10, 2011
