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def to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
examples Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
Frame - 26 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Outgoing links
Hypernym expect, anticipate
Derivationally related form suppose → supposition
Derivationally related form suppose → supposal
Derivationally related form hypothecate → hypothesis
Derivationally related form hypothecate → hypothesis
Derivationally related form hypothesize → hypothesis
Derivationally related form hypothesize → hypothesis; hypothesize → hypothesis
Derivationally related form conjecture → conjecture
Derivationally related form conjecture → conjecture
Derivationally related form theorise → theoriser
Derivationally related form theorise → theorisation
Derivationally related form theorise → theory
Derivationally related form theorise → theory
Derivationally related form theorize → theorizer; theorize → theory
Derivationally related form theorize → theory
Derivationally related form speculate → speculative
Derivationally related form speculate → speculation; speculate → speculator
Hyponym reconstruct, construct, retrace; explicate, formulate, develop
Incoming links
Derivationally related form speculative → speculate
Derivationally related form conjecture → conjecture
Derivationally related form theorisation → theorise
Derivationally related form supposal → suppose
Derivationally related form supposition → suppose
Derivationally related form theory → theorize; theorizer → theorize
Derivationally related form theory → theorise
Derivationally related form hypothesis → hypothecate
Derivationally related form hypothesis → hypothesize; hypothesis → hypothesize
Derivationally related form conjecture → conjecture
Derivationally related form speculation → speculate; speculator → speculate
Derivationally related form theory → theorize
Derivationally related form theory → theorise
Derivationally related form hypothesis → hypothecate
Derivationally related form hypothesis → hypothesize
Derivationally related form theoriser → theorise
Hypernym reconstruct, construct, retrace; explicate, formulate, develop
Hyponym expect, anticipate

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