theorize

English

Alternative forms

• theorise (British)

Etymology

theory +‎ -ize. First use appears c. 1599 in the text A pil to purge melancholie.

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)

1. (intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
2. (intransitive) To speculate.

Derived terms

• conspiracy theorize
• mistheorize

 

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

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