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speculate |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb speculate 4 senses of speculate Sense 1 speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose => reconstruct, construct, retrace => explicate, formulate, develop Sense 2 speculate => guess, venture, hazard => suppose, say Sense 3 chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate => theologize, theologise => introspect => bethink => deliberate, cogitate => brood, worry, dwell => wonder, question => puzzle Sense 4 speculate, job => bull Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb speculate 4 senses of speculate Sense 1 speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose => reconstruct, construct, retrace => etymologize => explicate, formulate, develop => redevelop, reformulate Sense 2 speculate => guess, venture, hazard => predict, foretell, prognosticate, call forebode, anticipate, promise => read => secondguess, outguess => augur => bet, wager => forecast, calculate => prophesy => vaticinate => enlighten, irradiate => suspect, surmise => suppose, say Sense 3 chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate => theologize, theologise => introspect => bethink => deliberate, cogitate => see => premeditate => take counsel, consult => debate => brood, worry, dwell => wonder, question => scruple => puzzle Sense 4 speculate, job => bull Entailment of verb speculate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb speculate 4 senses of speculate Sense 1 speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose => expect, anticipate Sense 2 speculate => reason Sense 3 chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate => think, cogitate, cerebrate Sense 4 speculate, job => invest, put commit, place Familiarity of verb speculate speculate used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb speculate Sense 1 speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose => expect, anticipate -------------- Sense 2 speculate => reason -------------- Sense 3 chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate => think, cogitate, cerebrate -------------- Sense 4 speculate, job => invest, put commit, place -------------- Overview of verb speculate The verb speculate has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.") 2. (4) speculate -- (indulge in speculations) 3. (1) chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate -- (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") 4. speculate, job -- (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") Overview of verb speculate The verb speculate has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (5) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize, hypothecate, suppose -- (to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.") 2. (4) speculate -- (indulge in speculations) 3. (1) chew over think over meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over ruminate, speculate -- (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") 4. speculate, job -- (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")
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