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conspiracy theorize

conspiracy theorize verb: to formulate or engage in conspiracy theories.

Verb

conspiracy theorize (third-person singular simple present conspiracy theorizes, present participle conspiracy theorizing, simple past and past participle conspiracy theorized)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To formulate or engage in conspiracy theories.
    • The assassination of JFK is perhaps the most conspiracy-theorized event of modern times. One theory has it that the Mafia were behind the killing, in league with the CIA, the FBI, Cuba, and/or LBJ (take your pick).2012, Katherine Hawley, Trust: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 103
    • Hardly had these twin tsunamis hit, however, than they were followed by wave upon wave of conspiracy theorizing. Who was really behind their deaths? Was either man actually dead at all? Had they been dead for years?2013, James McConnachie, Robin Tudge, Rough Guide to Conspiracy Theories, The (3rd), Penguin, →ISBN, page 1932

Forms of conspiracy theorize

third-person singular presentconspiracy theorizes
present participleconspiracy theorizing
past participleconspiracy theorized
pastconspiracy theorized
alternative formconspiracy-theorize

Origin of conspiracy theorize

Probably a back-formation of conspiracy theory.

Questions about conspiracy theorize

What does conspiracy theorize mean?
Conspiracy theorize means to formulate or engage in conspiracy theories.
What part of speech is conspiracy theorize?
Conspiracy theorize is a verb.
What is the past tense of conspiracy theorize?
The past tense of conspiracy theorize is conspiracy theorized.

Words near conspiracy theorize in the dictionary

  1. conspiracy hypothesis
  2. conspiracy of silence
  3. conspiracy theories
  4. conspiracy theorist
  5. conspiracy theorists
  6. conspiracy theorize
  7. conspiracy theorized
  8. conspiracy theorizes
  9. conspiracy theorizing
  10. conspiracy theory
  11. conspiracy-theoretic

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