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Speculate
Meaning
Verb
●
To think,
meditate
or
reflect on
a
subject
; to
consider
, to
deliberate
or cogitate.
●
To make an
inference
based on
inconclusive
evidence
; to
surmise
or conjecture.
●
In Business & Finance:
To make a
risky
trade
in the hope of
making a
profit
; to
venture
or gamble.
●
In Programming:
To
anticipate
which
branch
of
code
will be
chosen
and
execute
it in advance.
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Origin
speculate
English
speculatus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Theorize
Opine
Hypothesize
Surmise
Postulate
Infer
Conclude
Assume
Predict
Presume
Assert
Ponder
Think
Say
Suggest
Wonder
Deduce
Believe
Argue
Guess
Imagine
Conjecture
Comment
Consider
Realize
Extrapolate
Bet
Claim
Doubt
Contemplate
Debate
Know
Elaborate
Agree
Hypothesise
Discuss
Posit
Anticipate
Reflect
Gamble
Talk
Theorise
Prognosticate
Decide
Insist
Suspect
State
Contend
Remark
More
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