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verb : SPECULATE
Source:WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" ;
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2. (
) talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" ;
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3. (
- chew_over ,
- think_over ,
- meditate ,
- ponder ,
- excogitate ,
- contemplate ,
- muse ,
- reflect ,
- mull ,
- mull_over ,
- ruminate ,
- speculate
) reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" ;
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4. (
) invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating" ;
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