| Pronunciation: | hI'pâthi`sIz | ||
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| Matching Terms: | hypothesis | ||
| Definition: | [v] to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps." | ||
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| Synonyms: | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize | ||
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| See Also: | anticipate, construct, develop, expect, explicate, formulate, reconstruct, retrace | ||
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