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speculate Definition
(v)
to
believe
especially
on
uncertain
or
tentative
grounds
; "
Scientists
supposed
that
large
dinosaurs
lived
in
swamps
"
(v)
talk
over
conjecturally
,
or
review
in
an
idle
or
casual
way
and
with
an
element
of
doubt
or
without
sufficient
reason
to
reach
a
conclusion
; "
We
were
speculating
whether
the
President
had
to
resign
after
the
scandal
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
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
"
speculate Synonyms
chew over
conjecture
contemplate
excogitate
hypothecate
hypothesise
hypothesize
job
meditate
mull
mull over
muse
ponder
reflect
ruminate
speculate
suppose
theorise
theorize
think over
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