speculate
verb
[ ˈspɛkjʊleɪt ]
• form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
• "my colleagues speculate about my private life"
Similar:
conjecture,
theorize,
form theories,
hypothesize,
make suppositions,
postulate,
guess,
make guesses,
surmise,
think,
wonder,
muse,
• invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.
• "he didn't look as though he had the money to speculate in shares"
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin speculat- ‘observed from a vantage point’, from the verb speculari, from specula ‘watchtower’, from specere ‘to look’.
