theorize

English

Alternative forms

theorise (British)

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪə.ɹaɪz/, /ˈθiː.ə.ɹaɪz/, /ˈθɪɹ.aɪz/
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(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪɹ.aɪz/, /ˈθi.ə.ɹaɪz/
(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪə.ɹɑɪz/, /ˈθiː.ə.ɹɑɪz/, /ˈθɪɹ.ɑɪz/

Verb

theorize (third-person singular simple present theorizes, present participle theorizing, simple past and past participle theorized)

To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
To speculate.

Derived terms

Translations

formulate theories

Catalan: teoritzar (ca)
Esperanto: teorii
Finnish: teoretisoida (fi)
French: théoriser (fr)
Galician: teorizar (gl)
Greek:
Ancient: θεωρέω (theōréō)
Hungarian: elméletbe foglal
Ido: teoriifar, spekular (io)
Italian: teorizzare (it)
Portuguese: teorizar (pt)
Russian: теоретизировать (ru) (teoretizirovatʹ)
Spanish: teorizar (es)
Swedish: teoretisera (sv)
Welsh: damcaniaethu (cy), damcanu (cy)

Anagrams

otherize

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