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speculate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, suppose, theorise, theorize |
| Type of | anticipate, expect |
| Has types | explicate, develop, reconstruct, construct, retrace, formulate |
| Derivation | speculation, speculative, speculator |
speculate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, think over |
| Type of | cerebrate, cogitate, think |
| Has types | wonder, bethink, cogitate, consider, introspect, premeditate, puzzle, question, study, theologise, theologize |
| Derivation | speculation, speculative |
philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years.
speculate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | reason |
| Has types | venture, suppose, say, guess, hazard, pretend |
| Derivation | speculative, speculator, speculation |
Examples of speculate
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Giffords'doctors will not speculate on the potential for long-term disabilities.
From the washingtontimes.com
Brown declined to speculate about whether the highway was re-opened prematurely.
From the dailyherald.com
Time will tell what really happened at Bondi, but for now we can only speculate.
From the forbes.com
That said, market-watchers continued to speculate about the recent run of gains.
From the independent.co.uk
He would not speculate about the group's possible removal from the terror lists.
From the al.com
He said he didn't want to speculate about the identify of Robinson's supporters.
From the dailyherald.com
Organizers would not speculate if the 2009 parade would be a one-time happening.
From the jsonline.com
As a counter, he could only speculate on possible reasons for observed declines.
From the heraldtribune.com
Most just speculate it will advance their interests and give them a better life.
From the economist.com
- To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
- Talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal"
- Chew over: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
- Invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating"
- (speculation) guess: a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- (speculation) a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
- In finance, speculation is a financial action that does not promise safety of the initial investment along with the return on the .Graham, Benjamin, and David Dodd (1951). Security Analysis. McGraw-Hill Book Company. ISBN 0071448209. ...
- (Speculated) Speculative reason or pure reason is theoretical (or logical, deductive) thought (sometimes called theoretical reason), as opposed to practical (active, willing) thought. ...
- (Speculation (card game)) Speculation is a simple gambling card game that was popular in the late 18th century and early 19th century.
