Theorize

//ˈθɪə.ɹaɪz//

Synonyms for "theorize" (39 found)

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Translations

22 translations across 17 languages.

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Ancient Greek

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  • θεωρέω verb (formulate theories)

Catalan

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  • teoritzar verb (formulate theories)

Danish

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  • teoretisere verb (formulate theories)

Esperanto

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  • teorii verb (formulate theories)

Finnish

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  • teoretisoida verb (formulate theories)

French

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  • théoriser verb (formulate theories)

Galician

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  • teorizar verb (formulate theories)

Hungarian

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  • elméletbe foglal verb (formulate theories)

Ido

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  • spekular verb (formulate theories)
  • teoriifar verb (formulate theories)

Italian

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  • teorizzare verb (formulate theories)

Kazakh

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  • теория жасау verb (formulate theories)
  • теория тұрғысынан тексеру verb (formulate theories)
  • теорияландыру verb (formulate theories)

Marathi

2 entries
  • उपपत्ती लावणे verb (formulate theories)
  • सिद्धांत मांडणे verb (formulate theories)

Portuguese

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  • teorizar verb (formulate theories)

Russian

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  • теоретизировать verb (formulate theories)

Spanish

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  • teorizar verb (formulate theories)

Swedish

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  • teoretisera verb (formulate theories)

Welsh

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  • damcaniaethu verb (formulate theories)
  • damcanu verb (formulate theories)

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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Some astronomers believe the whole solar system formed from a single flat cloud of gas, while others believe it formed when a huge object passed near the Sun, pulling a stream of gas off of the Sun. Astronomers theorize the planets then formed from this gas stream.

Source: tatoeba (3955430)

Due to Triton's retrograde orbit, its density, and its composition, astronomers theorize that Triton was not originally a satellite of Neptune, but was captured by Neptune's gravitational pull, forcing it into an orbit around the planet.

Source: tatoeba (3957459)

It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment.

Source: tatoeba (6303810)

Scientists theorize that stars, planets and the molecules they contain represent less than five percent of the mass-energy content of the universe. The rest is dark energy and dark matter, which cannot be directly detected.

Source: tatoeba (8764013)

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