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hy·poth·e·size
(hī-pŏth′ĭ-sīz′)v. hy·poth·e·sized, hy·poth·e·siz·ing, hy·poth·e·siz·es
v.tr.
To assert as a hypothesis.
v.intr.
To form a hypothesis.
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hypothesize
(haɪˈpɒθɪˌsaɪz) orhypothesise
vb
to form or assume as a hypothesis
hyˈpotheˌsizer, hyˈpotheˌsiser n
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hy•poth•e•size
(haɪˈpɒθ əˌsaɪz, hɪ-)v. -sized, -siz•ing. v.i.
1. to form a hypothesis.
v.t. 2. to assume by hypothesis.
[1730–40]
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hy·poth·e·size
(hī-pŏth′ĭ-sīz′) To form a hypothesis.
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hypothesize
Past participle: hypothesized
Gerund: hypothesizing
| Imperative |
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| hypothesize |
| hypothesize |
| Present |
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| I hypothesize |
| you hypothesize |
| he/she/it hypothesizes |
| we hypothesize |
| you hypothesize |
| they hypothesize |
| Preterite |
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| I hypothesized |
| you hypothesized |
| he/she/it hypothesized |
| we hypothesized |
| you hypothesized |
| they hypothesized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am hypothesizing |
| you are hypothesizing |
| he/she/it is hypothesizing |
| we are hypothesizing |
| you are hypothesizing |
| they are hypothesizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have hypothesized |
| you have hypothesized |
| he/she/it has hypothesized |
| we have hypothesized |
| you have hypothesized |
| they have hypothesized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was hypothesizing |
| you were hypothesizing |
| he/she/it was hypothesizing |
| we were hypothesizing |
| you were hypothesizing |
| they were hypothesizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had hypothesized |
| you had hypothesized |
| he/she/it had hypothesized |
| we had hypothesized |
| you had hypothesized |
| they had hypothesized |
| Future |
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| I will hypothesize |
| you will hypothesize |
| he/she/it will hypothesize |
| we will hypothesize |
| you will hypothesize |
| they will hypothesize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have hypothesized |
| you will have hypothesized |
| he/she/it will have hypothesized |
| we will have hypothesized |
| you will have hypothesized |
| they will have hypothesized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be hypothesizing |
| you will be hypothesizing |
| he/she/it will be hypothesizing |
| we will be hypothesizing |
| you will be hypothesizing |
| they will be hypothesizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been hypothesizing |
| you have been hypothesizing |
| he/she/it has been hypothesizing |
| we have been hypothesizing |
| you have been hypothesizing |
| they have been hypothesizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been hypothesizing |
| you will have been hypothesizing |
| he/she/it will have been hypothesizing |
| we will have been hypothesizing |
| you will have been hypothesizing |
| they will have been hypothesizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been hypothesizing |
| you had been hypothesizing |
| he/she/it had been hypothesizing |
| we had been hypothesizing |
| you had been hypothesizing |
| they had been hypothesizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would hypothesize |
| you would hypothesize |
| he/she/it would hypothesize |
| we would hypothesize |
| you would hypothesize |
| they would hypothesize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have hypothesized |
| you would have hypothesized |
| he/she/it would have hypothesized |
| we would have hypothesized |
| you would have hypothesized |
| they would have hypothesized |
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Verb 1. hypothesize - to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps"
anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"
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[haɪˈpɒθɪsaɪz]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[haɪˈpɒθɪsaɪz] hypothesise (British) vt [+ possibility] → faire l'hypothèse deto hypothesize that ... → faire l'hypothèse que ...
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