hypothesized

Verb

hypothesize (third-person singular simple present hypothesizes, present participle hypothesizing, simple past and past participle hypothesized)

1. (British, English, Oxford, US, ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
   • When hormones signal breast cells to divide more rapidly, scientists hypothesize, they increase breast cancer risk by causing precancerous or cancerous cells to multiply.1996, Public Health Reports, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration

   Synonyms:

   hypotheticate, guess, arread, assume, fancy, conject, conjecture, daresay, dope, foreguess