hypothesize

[ hahy-poth-uh-sahyz, hi- ]

/ haɪˈpɒθ əˌsaɪz, hɪ- /

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verb (used without object), hy·poth·e·sized, hy·poth·e·siz·ing.

to form a hypothesis.

verb (used with object), hy·poth·e·sized, hy·poth·e·siz·ing.

to assume by hypothesis.

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Also hypothecate; especially British, hy·poth·e·sise .

Origin of hypothesize

First recorded in 1730–40; hypothes(is) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM hypothesize

hy·poth·e·siz·er, noun

Words nearby hypothesize

hypothenuse, hypothermal, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypothesis testing, hypothesize, hypothetical, hypothetical imperative, hypothetically, hypothetico-deductive, hypothetico-deductive method

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How to use hypothesize in a sentence

Across a range of ecosystems and animals, he says, the researchers were seeing wildlife corridors divided by hotspots for human-animal conflict, which they hypothesized would create barriers to movement, functionally cutting off the corridor.
A new mapping method could help humans and wildlife coexist|Philip Kiefer|February 4, 2021|Popular-Science
The hypothesized nonmaterial vital essence, especially in human beings, has sometimes been called “spirit.”
Is Life Special Just Because It’s Rare? - Issue 95: Escape|Alan Lightman|January 20, 2021|Nautilus
Competition between humans and wolves for prey would have declined as generations of pet wolves gradually evolved into dogs, the team hypothesizes.
Ice Age hunters’ leftovers may have fueled dog domestication|Bruce Bower|January 7, 2021|Science News
In any case, it seems we need more evidence, from experiments in both humans and non-human model organisms, to see if the ideas that Quiroga hypothesizes are true.
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV - Issue 93: Forerunners|Adithya Rajagopalan|December 2, 2020|Nautilus

Based on some previous findings, they hypothesized that the subjects would prefer the heavier load with fewer reps.
To Strength Train Right, Trust Your Feelings|Alex Hutchinson|October 27, 2020|Outside Online
Experts hypothesize the painting represents the “conquest dance,” a Christian conversion ritual still performed to this day.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance|The Daily Beast|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Historians hypothesize that the fruit in the Garden of Eden was a pomegranate, not an apple.
Run with the Devil Unlike the Girl in Kentucky|Candida Moss|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
One might hypothesize the maid was part of a scam to shake down any rich old man in a luxury suite.
The Martyrdom of DSK|Christopher Dickey|July 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
One can hypothesize that the bad decision came after the consumption of stupefying substances.
New Hope for Amanda Knox|Barbie Latza Nadeau|March 4, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Can it, as researchers hypothesize, cure our jet lag and help us get pregnant?
The Enlightenment Diet|Bruce Feiler|September 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
We can, I repeat, thus hypothesize so long as we see no impossibility.
On the Improvement of the Understanding|Baruch Spinoza [Benedict de Spinoza]
Consequently, we hypothesize the independent development of these dermal changes in S. baudini and phaeota.
Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Smilisca|William E. Duellman
Still, we can hypothesize, even if we cannot prove and establish.
Moby Dick; or The Whale|Herman Melville

British Dictionary definitions for hypothesize

hypothesize

hypothesise

/ (haɪˈpɒθɪˌsaɪz) /

verb

to form or assume as a hypothesis

Derived forms of hypothesize

hypothesizer or hypothesiser, noun

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Scientific definitions for hypothesize

hypothesize

[ hī-pŏth′ĭ-sīz′ ]

To form a hypothesis.

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British Dictionary definitions for hypothesize

hypothesise

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