hypothesize
pronunciation
How to pronounce hypothesize in British English:
UK [haɪˈpɒθəsaɪz]
How to pronounce hypothesize in American English:
US [haɪˈpɑθəsaɪz]
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- Verb:
- to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Word Origin
- hypothesize (v.)
- 1738, from hypothesis + -ize. Related: Hypothesized; hypothesizing.
Example
- 1. Doctors hypothesize that the main problem is the hormones present in most milk products , which interfere with normal hormonal function .
- 2. Instead the researchers hypothesize that maybe the babies who are breastfed are better at regulating their intake of food once solids come along .
- 3. Brain scientists hypothesize that the right ear auditory stream receives precedence in the left hemisphere of the brain , where the bulk of linguistic processing is carried out .
- 4. Scientists hypothesize that oxytocin stimulates a trust response by encouraging " approach behavior " - that is , reducing the natural suspicion we have to the social proximity of others .