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hypothesize

/haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ UK
/hɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ UK
/həˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/ UK
/-ə.saɪz/ UK
/haɪˈpɑ.θəˌsaɪz/ US, dialectal
[hʌɪˈpɑ.θəˌsaɪz] US, dialectal
/haɪˈpɒθ.əˌsaɪz/ Canada, dialectal
[hʌɪˈpɒθ.əˌsaɪz] Canada, dialectal
/hɑeˈpɔθ.ə.sɑez/ Australia
/haɪˈpɒθ.ə.saɪz/ New Zealand
[hɑe̯ˈpɔ̟θ.ə.sɑe̯z] New Zealand

verb hypothesizes · hypothesizing · hypothesized · hypothesise

British, English, Oxford, US, ambitransitive To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds. When hormones signal breast cells to divide more rapidly, scientists hypothesize, they increase breast cancer risk by causing precancerous or cancerous cells to multiply.
Similar: hypotheticate, guess, arread, assume, fancy, conject, conjecture, daresay, dope, foreguess, go out on a limb, guesstimate

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verb to believe or assert

Español	hipotetizar
日本語	仮定する katei suru
中文	假設 /假设 jiǎshè, 推測 /推测 tuīcè
Português	supor
Français	émettre l'hypothèse, faire l'hypothèse, supposer
Deutsch	vermuten
Italiano	ipotizzare
Română	emite ipoteze, face ipoteze

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@misc{hypothesize_2026,
  title = {hypothesize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hypothesize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}