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Speculates

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contemplateverbTo look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
think oververb(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
chew oververb(transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
mull oververb(transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
mullverb(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
ponderverbTo consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
meditateverb(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
hypothesizeverb(ambitransitive) To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds.
conjectureverb(formal) A statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess.
supposeverb(transitive, intransitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
theorizeverb(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
museverb(intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
jobverb(intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
hypothecateverb(transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage.
theoriseverbNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of theorize. [(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.]
reflectverb(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
ruminateverb(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
assumesverbTo authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof.
impliesverb(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.
presupposesverbTo assume some truth without proof, usually for the purpose of reaching a conclusion based on that truth.

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