theorize

the·o·rize

 (thē′ə-rīz′, thîr′īz)

v. the·o·rized, the·o·riz·ing, the·o·riz·es

v.intr.

To formulate theories or a theory; speculate.

v.tr.

To propose a theory about.

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the′o·ri·za′tion (-ər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

the′o·riz′er n.

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theorize

(ˈθɪəˌraɪz) or

theorise

vb

(intr) to produce or use theories; speculate

ˌtheoriˈzation, ˌtheoriˈsation n

ˈtheoˌrizer, ˈtheoˌriser n

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the•o•rize

(ˈθi əˌraɪz, ˈθɪər aɪz)

v.i. -rized, -riz•ing.

to form a theory or theories.

[1630–40; < Medieval Latin theōrizāre. See theory, -ize]

the`o•ri•za′tion, n.

the′o•riz`er, n.

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theorize

Past participle: theorized
Gerund: theorizing

Imperative

theorize

theorize

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	theorize - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, conjecture, theorise, hypothecate, suppose reconstruct, retrace, construct - reassemble mentally; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" formulate, explicate, develop - elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
	2.	theorize - construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars" reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason" theorize - form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day"
	3.	theorize - form or construct theories; "he thinks and theorizes all day" reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason" theorize - construct a theory about; "Galileo theorized the motion of the stars"

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theorize

verb speculate, conjecture, hypothesize, project, suppose, guess, formulate, propound We can theorize about their minds by watching them behave.

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theorize

verb

To formulate or assert as a tentative explanation:

hypothesize, speculate.

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Translations

vytvářet si teorie

setja fram kenningu

teorizzare

kuramlamak

theorize

[ˈθɪəraɪz] VI to theorize (about/on) → teorizar (acerca de/sobre)

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theorize

[ˈθiːəraɪz] theorise (British) vi → théoriser

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theorize

vi → theoretisieren

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theorize

[ˈθɪəˌraɪz] vi to theorize (about) → teorizzare (su)

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theory

(ˈθiəri) – plural ˈtheories – noun

1. an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct. There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice. teorieë نَظَرِيَّه теория teoria teorie die Theorie teori θεωρίαteoría oletus, teooria نظریه teoria théorieתיאוריה सिद्धांत teorija elmélet teori kenning teoria 理論 학설 teorija teorija teori theorieteori, læreteoria teoria teorie теория teória teorija teorija teori สมมติฐาน kuram, teori 意見，觀念 теорія نظريہ lý thuyết 意见，观念

2. the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it. A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music. teorie مَبادئ نَظَرِيَّه теория teoria teorie die Theorie teori θεωρίαteoría teooria بخش نظری teoria théorieתורה सैद्धान्तिकी teorija elmélet teori fræðilegur grundvöllur teoria 理論 이론 teorija teorija teori theorieteoriteoria teoria teorie теоретические основы teória teorija teorija teori ทฤษฎี kuram, teori 理論 теорія اصول، کليات lý luận, nguyên lý 理论

ˌtheoˈretical (-ˈreti-) adjective

teoreties نَظَري теоретичен teórico teoretický theoretisch teoretisk θεωρητικόςteórico teoreetiline نظری teoreettinen théoriqueתיאורטי सैद्धान्तिक teoretski elméleti menurut teori fræðilegur teorico 理論の 이론적인 teorinis, teoriškas teorētisks; teorijas- teori theoretischteoretiskteoretycznyteórico teoretic теоретический teoretický teoretičen teorijski teoretisk เกี่ยวกับทฤษฎี kuramsal, teorik 理論上的 теоретичний نظري، خالص علمي thuộc lý thuyết 理论上的

ˌtheoˈretically (-ˈreti-)

adverb. teoreties نَظَرِيّاً теоретично teoricamente teoreticky theoretisch teoretiskt θεωρητικάteóricamente teoreetiliselt از نظر تئوری teoreettisesti théoriquement בְּאוֹפֶן תֵּיאוֹרֶטִי सिद्धान्त रूप से teoretski elméletileg secara teoritis fræðilega teoricamente 理論上 이론적으로 teoriškai teorētiski dr segi teori theoretischteoretiskteoretycznie teoricamente (din punct de vedere) teoretic теоретически teoreticky teoretično teorijski teoretiskt ตามหลักทฤษฎี kuramsal/teorik olarak 在理論上 теоретично اصولي طور پر về mặt lý thuyết 在理论上

ˈtheorize, ˈtheorise verb

to make theories. He did not know what had happened, so he could only theorize about it. teoretiseer يَضَعُ نَظَرِيَّه теоретизирам teorizar vytvářet si teorie theoretisieren opstille teorier θεωρητικολογώ, διατυπώνω θεωρίες teorizar teoretiseerima نظریه پردازی کردن teoretisoida faire des théories (sur) לִיצוֹר תֵיאוֹריָה सिद्धान्त प्रस्तुत करना teoretizirati, postavljati teorije filozofál membuat teori setja fram kenningu teorizzare, 理論をたてる 학설을 세우다 teoretizuoti teoretizēt membuat teori theoretiserenlage teorier teoretyzować teorizar a face teorii despre теоретизировать teoretizovať teoretizirati teorizovati teoretisera สร้างทฤษฎี kuramlamak 推理(推想) теоретизувати نظريہ پيش کرنا lý thuyết hóa 推理（推想）

ˈtheorist noun

teoretikus مُشْتَغِل بالأمور النَّظَرِيَّه، مُنَظِّر теоретик teórico teoretik der/die Theoretiker(in) teoretiker θεωρητικόςteórico teoreetik نظریه پرداز teoreetikko théoricien/-ienne תיאורטיקן सिद्धान्ती, अव्यवहारिक व्यक्ति teoretičar elméleti szakember, teoretikus ahli teori kenningasmiður, fræðimaður teorico 理論家 이론가 teoretikas teorētiķis ahli teori theoreticus teoretiker teoretyk teórico teoretician теоретик teoretik teoretik teoretičar teoretiker นักทฤษฎี kuramcı 理論家 теоретик اصول مقرر کرنے والا nhà lý luận 理论家

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