hypothesize

English

Alternative forms

• hypothesise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

hypothesis +‎ -ize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/, /hɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/, /həˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/, /-ə.saɪz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɑː.θə.saɪz/

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Verb

hypothesize (third-person singular simple present hypothesizes, present participle hypothesizing, simple past and past participle hypothesized) (American spelling, Oxford British English)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.

   Synonyms: hypotheticate, guess; see also Thesaurus:suppose

   • 1996, Public Health Reports‎^[1], U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration:

     When hormones signal breast cells to divide more rapidly, scientists hypothesize, they increase breast cancer risk by causing precancerous or cancerous cells to multiply.

Related terms

• hypothetical
• hypothesizable

Translations

to believe or assert

• Albanian: hamendësoj, supozoj (sq)
• Bulgarian: предполагам (bg) (predpolagam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: hypotetizovat
• Danish: hypotetisere
• Finnish: jossitella (fi), arvailla (fi), arvuutella (fi)
• French: émettre (fr) l'hypothèse (fr), faire (fr) l'hypothèse (fr), supposer (fr)
• German: vermuten (de)
• Icelandic: setja fram tilgátu, leggja fram tilgátu, gefa sér, setja sem svo að, gera ráð fyrir, ganga út frá
• Italian: ipotizzare (it)
• Japanese: 仮定する (かていする, katei suru)
• Maori: marohi, mārohirohi
• Portuguese: supor (pt)
• Romanian: emite (ro) ipoteze, face (ro) ipoteze
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Slovak: hypotetizovať
• Spanish: hipotetizar, suponer (es)
• Swedish: hypotetisera (sv)
• Ukrainian: будувати (buduvaty) гіпотезу (hipotezu), висувати (vysuvaty) гіпотезу (hipotezu), робити (robyty) припущення (prypuščennja)

Further reading

• “hypothesize”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.