speculate

Letters that make speculate

s, a, e, l, p, c, t, u are letters that make 'speculate'

Words within speculate

cul, lat, spec, pe, la, te, EC, at, peculate, late, LA, Ate, At, Cu, La, Te are words within 'speculate'


4 possible definitions for 'speculate'

Speculate as "invest at a risk"

Under this definition, speculate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

job has the same meaning as speculate

speculate as a type

'speculate' can be a type of invest, commit, put, place.

Types of speculate

bull is a type of speculate.

Derivatives of speculate

speculative, risky, plunger, speculator, venture, bad, speculation, high-risk are derivatives of 'speculate'.


Speculate as "talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion"

Under this definition, speculate is a verb and has the following properties:

speculate as a type

'speculate' can be a type of reason.

Types of speculate

hazard, guess, say, suppose, pretend, venture are types of 'speculate'.

Derivatives of speculate

speculation, hypothesis, surmise, speculator, speculative, notional, conjecture, supposition, guess, surmisal are derivatives of 'speculate'.


Speculate as "to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds"

Under this definition, speculate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

suppose, theorize, theorise, hypothesise, hypothecate, conjecture, hypothesize have the same meaning as 'speculate'

speculate as a type

'speculate' can be a type of expect, anticipate.

Types of speculate

reconstruct, retrace, explicate, formulate, construct, develop are types of 'speculate'.

Derivatives of speculate

speculation, theorist, theoretician, theorizer, theoriser, idealogue, conjecture, theory, hypothesis, surmise, speculator, speculative, notional, theorization, theorisation, supposition, supposal, possibility, guess, surmisal are derivatives of 'speculate'.


Speculate as "reflect deeply on a subject"

Under this definition, speculate is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, mull, contemplate, chew over, mull over, muse have the same meaning as 'speculate'

speculate as a type

'speculate' can be a type of cogitate, cerebrate, think.

Types of speculate

cogitate, bethink, premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, question, puzzle, consider, study, wonder are types of 'speculate'.

Derivatives of speculate

meditation, pensive, reflective, muser, ponderer, ruminator, contemplation, thoughtfulness, speculation, reflection, reflexion, pondering, muller, inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a), brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, ruminative, excogitative, rumination, muse are derivatives of 'speculate'.

Example of speculate used within this context

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon", "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years", "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"



About - Reza Shirazian - WordCadet.com 2016 ©