hy‧poth‧e‧size AC (
also hypothesise British English) /haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz $ -ˈpɑː-/
verb [intransitive and transitive] [
Word Family: verb:
hypothesize;
noun:
hypothesis;
adverb:
hypothetically;
adjective:
hypothetical]
to suggest a possible explanation that has not yet been proved to be true
hypothesize that
Scientists hypothesize that the dinosaurs were killed by a giant meteor. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲