theorize
Origin of theorize
1- Also especially British, the·o·rise .
Other words from theorize
- the·o·ri·za·tion, noun
- the·o·riz·er, noun
- o·ver·the·o·ri·za·tion, noun
- o·ver·the·o·rize, verb (used without object), o·ver·the·o·rized, o·ver·the·o·riz·ing.
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How to use theorize in a sentence
In one study of Dutch vacationers, researchers theorized that the building anticipation we experience when sketching out itineraries and scrounging for hotel deals was the source of this pre-trip euphoria.
Stuck at home? Trick your brain into treating a staycation like the real thing. | Eleanor Cummins | December 22, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHe theorized this could be attributed to the higher propensity for take out and ordering in meals in urban areas.
‘This is a tricky job for humans’: How Meredith used AI and contextual data to build Campbell’s a new campaign | Kayleigh Barber | October 26, 2020 | DigidayWood, the Polkadot founder, believes his megaproject is different because he has a track record of building actual products—rather than just theorizing about them.
The blockchain industry faces a moment of truth as high-profile projects go live | Jeff | October 21, 2020 | FortuneSome researchers have theorized that inconsistences in data for colds may be explained by varying amounts of zinc released in different lozenges.
Can supplements really help fight COVID-19? Here’s what we know and don’t know | Laura Beil | October 16, 2020 | Science NewsFurther, a dermatologist and known fungal expert at Guy’s Hospital in London has theorized that moldering books could induce enough mental weirdness to have inspired some of literature’s best works.
The Arizona bloodbath apparently stemmed from a domestic dispute, police theorize.
Jason Todd Ready, an Arizona White Supremacist, Kills Four, Then Himself | Terry Greene Sterling | May 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey theorize, however, that it may bring out the disease's symptoms early in young people who are genetically predisposed to it.
Some theorize the 51-year-old Kennedy was in the grip of a midlife crisis.
Yet we do know what happens, even if we do just theorize about why.
Sense from Thought Divide | Mark Irvin CliftonOne may theorize as to its origin, but there is no historical identification of it either in epoch or by country or people.
The Swastika | Thomas WilsonTo modern psychology the mind is something to be used, not merely something about which to speculate and theorize.
Your Mind and How to Use It | William Walker AtkinsonPlato shows that he is aware of the embarrassments: yet he is content to theorize as if they did not exist.
Where men could do little more than theorize in these matters, women were able easily and effectively to act.
What eight million women want | Rheta Childe Dorr
British Dictionary definitions for theorize
theorise
/ (ˈθɪəˌraɪz) /
(intr) to produce or use theories; speculate
Derived forms of theorize
- theorization or theorisation, noun
- theorizer or theoriser, noun
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