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Added 9 October 2026

theorise

verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about theorise at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

Origin

Ancient Greek *θεᾱ-(ϝ)ορός, *θεη-(ϝ)ορός (*theā-(w)orós, *theē-(w)orós)

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