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Definition of Speculate
1. Verb. To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds. "They speculate that there was a traffic accident "; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
Specialized synonyms: Construct, Reconstruct, Retrace, Develop, Explicate, Formulate
Generic synonyms: Anticipate, Expect
Derivative terms: Conjecture, Conjecture, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Hypothesis, Speculation, Speculative, Speculator, Supposal, Supposition, Theorisation, Theoriser, Theory, Theory, Theorizer, Theory, Theory
2. Verb. 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"
Specialized synonyms: Guess, Hazard, Pretend, Venture, Say, Suppose
Derivative terms: Speculation, Speculative, Speculator
3. Verb. Reflect deeply on a subject. "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
Generic synonyms: Cerebrate, Cogitate, Think
Specialized synonyms: Premeditate, Theologise, Theologize, Introspect, Bethink, Cogitate, Question, Wonder, Puzzle, Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Contemplation, Contemplative, Excogitative, Meditation, Meditative, Muller, Muse, Muser, Musing, Ponderer, Reflective, Reflective, Rumination, Ruminative, Ruminator, Speculation, Speculative
4. Verb. 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"
Generic synonyms: Commit, Invest, Place, Put
Specialized synonyms: Bull
Derivative terms: Speculation, Speculative, Speculator
Definition of Speculate
1. v. i. To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to contemplate; to theorize; as, to speculate on questions in religion; to speculate on political events.
2. v. t. To consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a thing.
Definition of Speculate
1. Verb. (intransitive) to think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to deliberate or cogitate ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) to make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive business finance) to make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Speculate
1. [v -LATED, -LATING, -LATES]
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