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To speculate (verb) 1
• spec·u·late
• verb spe-kyə- lātˈ ˌ
• spec·u·lat·edspec·u·lat·ing
• Definition of SPECULATE
• intransitive verb
• 1
• a : to meditate on or ponder a subject : reflect
• b : to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively
• 2
• : to assume a business risk in hope of gain; especially : to buy or
sell in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations
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To speculate (verb) 2
• transitive verb
• 1
• : to take to be true on the basis of insufficient evidence :theorize
• 2
• : to be curious or doubtful about : wonder <speculateswhether it
will rain all vacation>
• — spec·u·la·tor noun
• Examples of SPECULATE
• She could only speculate about her friend's motives.
• He speculated as to whether she would come.
• We don't know what happened—we can only speculate.
• speculating on the stock market
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To speculate (verb) 3
• Origin of SPECULATE
• Latin speculatus, past participle of speculari to spy out, examine,
from specula lookout post, from specere to look, look at — more at spyFirst
Known Use: 1599
• Related to SPECULATE
• Synonyms: assume, conjecture, daresay, imagine,presume, guess,
suppose, surmise, suspect, suspicion[chiefly dialect]
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• See Synonym Discussion at think
• Rhymes with SPECULATE
• abdicate, abnegate, abrogate, acclimate, acerbate,acetate, activate, actuate
, acylate, adsorbate, advocate,adulate, adumbrate, aggravate...[+]more
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• To speculate (verb) 4
• a risky undertaking <the couple lost all their money in real
estate speculations>Synonyms adventure, chance, crapshoot,
enterprise, flier(also flyer), flutter [chiefly British], speculation, throw,
venture
• Related Words bet, hazard, stake, wager; liberty; dark horse, long
shot, play
• Antonyms sure thing
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Speculative
adjective
• speculative
• adjective
• existing only as an assumption or speculation <a speculativeexplanation of
why this ancient pottery was found hundreds of miles from where it was
made>Synonyms academic (also academical), conjectural,hypothetical,
speculative, suppositional
• Related Words alleged, assumed, presumed,presupposed, proposed,
supposed, unproved, unproven,untested; debatable, moot; abstract,
conceptual,intellectual, metaphysical; nonclinical, nonpractical;nonempirical
• Near Antonyms clinical, practical; concrete, defined,definite, distinct;
attested, authenticated, confirmed,demonstrated, established, proven,
substantiated,tested, time-tested, validated, verified; empirical
(alsoempiric), nonspeculative, nontheoretical, observational
• Antonyms actual, factual, real
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Speculation 1
noun
• a risky undertaking <the couple lost all their money in
real estate speculations>Synonyms adventure, chance,
crapshoot, enterprise, flier(also flyer), flutter [chiefly
British], speculation, throw,venture
• Related Words bet, hazard, stake, wager; liberty; dark
horse, long shot, play
• Antonyms sure thing
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Speculation 2
noun
• Definition of SPECULATION
• : an act or instance of speculating: as
a : assumption of unusual business risk in
hopes of obtaining commensurate gain
• b : a transaction involving such
speculation.
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Speculation 3
noun
• Examples of SPECULATION
• He dismissed their theories as mere speculation.
• The book is just a lot of idle speculation about the future.
• Her speculations leave many questions unanswered.
• He lost everything in foolish land speculation.
• First Known Use of SPECULATION
• 14th century
• Related to SPECULATION
• Synonyms: adventure, chance, crapshoot, enterprise, flier(also
flyer), flutter [chiefly British], gamble, throw, venture
• Antonyms: sure thing
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Speculation (noun)
• Rhymes with SPECULATION
• abdication, aberration, abjuration, abnegation,
abrogation,acceptation, acclamation, accusation
, activation,adaptation, adjuration, admi...
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Property speculation text.
• There not offices best calculated to enable us to perform
effectively. We have identified a new property which we
can move to, and it is available to us, either to rent or to
buy. Two years ago, when the prospect of moving was
first raised, erm, I was very firmly of the opinion that we
should continue to rent our offices, because I didn't
believe that erm, we were
a property speculation company.
•
Annual general meeting (Busn). Rec. on 22 Nov 1991 with 6 partics,
99 utts
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A French encounter. Williams, Cathy. Richmond, Surrey: Mills & Boon, 1992,
pp. ??. 3587 s-units.
• Usually clients and business
acquaintances went through his secretary,
and only the very important calls got
passed through. At fifty-three, her father
was still an intensely busy man, head of
an important software company, and lately
dabbling in property speculation .
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