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   Spec·u·late

   /ˈspek(y)əˌlāt/

   

   verb

   • 1. form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence: "my colleagues speculate about my private life" Similar conjecturetheorizeform theorieshypothesizemake suppositionspostulateguessmake guessessurmisethinkwondermuse
   • 2. 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 stocks" Similar gambletake a risk/chanceventuretake a venturewagerinvestplay the marketinformal:have a flutterpunt

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin speculat- ‘observed from a vantage point’, from the verb speculari, from specula ‘watchtower’, from specere ‘to look’.

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