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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One theory that has popped up is that the virus originated from a bird watching landfill in Ushuaia, located at the southern tip of Argentina, where a couple who were infected with the virus visited, Argentinian officials first hypothesized.
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
Kiefer is optimistic that their approach could help solve problems like Shor’algorithm with just 10,000 qubits rather than millions that researchers had previously hypothesized.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out protein waste and other unnecessary material.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Convinced by anecdotes of farmworkers who had contracted cowpox and not smallpox, Edward Jenner hypothesized the cowpox protected them.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
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ABC News, 12 May 2026
Kiefer is optimistic that their approach could help solve problems like Shor’algorithm with just 10,000 qubits rather than millions that researchers had previously hypothesized.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 12 May 2026
The kind of contraction generated by walking moves cerebrospinal fluid out of the brain, leading Drew to hypothesize that the mechanism plays an important role in flushing out protein waste and other unnecessary material.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Convinced by anecdotes of farmworkers who had contracted cowpox and not smallpox, Edward Jenner hypothesized the cowpox protected them.
—USA Today, 6 May 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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