Meaning & use
Hypothesizing
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Forming a tentative explanation or proposed idea based on limited evidence, to be tested further.
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Scientists spent months hypothesizing about the cause of the sudden coral die-off.
Rather than hypothesizing endlessly, the team decided to run an experiment.
A note on using this word
The present participle of 'hypothesize,' the verb form of 'hypothesis,' from Greek 'hypo-' (under) and 'thesis' (a placing).
Words with a similar meaning
theorizingspeculating
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provingconfirming
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