hypothesize
verb
hy·poth·e·size
hī-ˈpä-thə-ˌsīz 
hypothesized; hypothesizing
: to make a hypothesis
: to adopt as a hypothesis
Examples of hypothesize in a Sentence
Psychologists hypothesized that his odd behavior was caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain.
if we hypothesize that current population trends continue for the next 50 years
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Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
28 June 2026
Despite having a brain not much bigger than a chimp, researchers hypothesized that Homo naledi, as the species was named, deliberately buried its dead in the confines of the cave.
—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
24 June 2026
In the new study, the researchers hypothesize the bacterium may have jumped to humans from marmots, a kind of ground squirrel, remains of which were also found at the Siberian burial sites.
—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 June 2026
Many researchers therefore hypothesize that anoxygenic photosynthesis and its photosystem evolved first.
—
Quanta Magazine,
10 June 2026
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hypothesize
verb
hy·poth·e·size
hī-ˈpäth-ə-ˌsīz
hypothesized; hypothesizing
1
: to make a hypothesis
2
: to adopt as a hypothesis
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