Type and usage of speculate from BoostVocab

speculate

/'spɛkjə,leɪt/

verb
invest at a risk
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job

type of:
put commit place invest
verb
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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conjecture hypothecate hypothesise hypothesize suppose theorise theorize

type of:
anticipate expect
verb
reflect deeply on a subject
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"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

Similar:

chew over contemplate excogitate meditate mull mull over muse ponder reflect ruminate think over

type of:
cerebrate cogitate think
verb
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
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type of:
reason

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