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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Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025
Scientists have also hypothesized that a large portion of the world’s water comes from asteroids, and that the building blocks of life came to Earth on space rocks.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Zare and his colleagues hypothesized that this process might have generated some of the chemical building blocks for life on Earth.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2025
Initially, the generals hypothesized that Gabreski was simply better at following orders.
—Angus Fletcher, Big Think, 29 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hypothesize
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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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