theorizing
noun
[ ˈθɪərʌɪzɪŋ ]
• the forming of a theory or theories about something.
• "they are more interested in obtaining results than in political theorizing"
theorize
verb
• form a theory or theories about something.
• "he theorized that the atolls marked the sites of vanished volcanoes"
Similar:
speculate,
conjecture,
hypothesize,
take as a hypothesis,
postulate,
form/formulate a theory,
propose,
posit,
surmise,
suppose,
guess,
philosophize,
hypothecate,