From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhypothesizehy‧poth‧e‧size (also hypothesise British English) /haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz $ -ˈpɑː-/ AWL verb [intransitive, transitive] to suggest a possible explanation that has not yet been proved to be truehypothesize that Scientists hypothesize that the dinosaurs were killed by a giant meteor.→ See Verb table
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hypothesize• As some one who has experience with other students, what do you hypothesize about the student radicals?• These include classifying, observing, predicting, inferring, hypothesizing, interpreting data, and measuring.• We can only hypothesize that they are typical.• Since we do not currently have this knowledge we hypothesize the user groups and their needs.• By knowing what work-inhibited students are like, it becomes possible to hypothesize why the problem exists.hypothesize that• Scientists have hypothesized that the dinosaurs were killed by a giant meteor.• We can only hypothesize that they are typical. 