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hypothesize

verb
/haɪˈpɒθ.ɪ.saɪz/UK/haɪˈpɑ.θəˌsaɪz/US/haɪˈpɒθ.əˌsaɪz/CA/hɑeˈpɔθ.ə.sɑez/

Etymology

From hypothesis + -ize.

  1. derived from ὑπόθεσις — “base, basis of an argument, supposition”
  2. derived from hypothesis
  3. borrowed from hypothese
  4. formed as hypothesize — “hypothesis + -ize”

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • Census response is thus a reasonable proxy for civicminded attitudes and cooperation that are hypothesized to improve governmental performance.
    • Dahood hypothesizes an occurrence of a verb rihham ('to conceive, enwomb')

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at hypothesize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at hypothesize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at hypothesize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA