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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
spec·u·late    Audio Help   [spek-yuh-leyt] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object), -lat·ed, -lat·ing.
1.to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often fol. by on, upon, or a clause).
2.to indulge in conjectural thought.
3.to engage in any business transaction involving considerable risk or the chance of large gains, esp. to buy and sell commodities, stocks, etc., in the expectation of a quick or very large profit.
[Origin: 1590–1600; < L speculātus, ptp. of speculārī to watch over, explore, reconnoiter, deriv. of specula watch tower, n. deriv. of specere to look, regard; see -ate1]

—Synonyms 1. think, reflect, cogitate. 2. conjecture, guess, surmise, suppose, theorize.
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  speculate
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To formulate or assert as a tentative explanation.
Synonyms:  hypothesize, theorize
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  speculate
Part of Speech:  verb
Synonyms:  brainstorm, chance, conjecture, consider, contemplate, deliberate, dream, gamble, guess, hypothesize, imagine, ponder, predict, reason, reflect, risk, ruminate, surmise, theorize, think, venture, wonder
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  gamble
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To take a risk in the hope of gaining advantage.
Synonyms:  venture
Idioms:  take a flyer
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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