hypotheticate
hypotheticate is the rare form of hypothesize.
Meaning of hypothesize
Verb
hypothesize (third-person singular simple present hypothesizes, present participle hypothesizing, simple past and past participle hypothesized)
- 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
Forms of hypotheticate
| third-person singular present | hypotheticates |
|---|---|
| present participle | hypotheticating |
| past participle | hypotheticated |
| past | hypotheticated |
Questions about hypotheticate
- What is hypotheticate the rare form of?
- Hypotheticate is the rare form of hypothesize.
Words near hypotheticate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hypotheticate (page history and authors); hypothesize (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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