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hy•poth•e•size
Pronunciation: (hī-poth'u-sīz", hi-), [key]
—v., -sized, -siz•ing.
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v.i.
to form a hypothesis.
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v.t.
to assume by hypothesis.
Also,hypothecate; esp. Brit.,hy•poth'e•sise".Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.