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theorize
/ˈθɪɹ.aɪz/
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What does theorize mean?
verb
- To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
- To speculate.
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“It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.”
They actually do that which we only theorize about, and from them we may learn it all, if we will.
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It is not out of place to theorize as to the facts already mentioned.
In contrast, there are others who read and theorize too exclusively, and are inclined to assert that concentrated fertilizers supersede all others.
Then finally, when we find nothing more in the least doubtful, we may theorize about them, and draw inferences, modestly and with caution.