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Synonyms
spec·u·late (spĕḱyə-lāt́)

[Latin speculārī, speculāt-, to observe, from specula, watchtower, from specere, to look at.]

verb: -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To meditate on a subject; reflect.
  2. To engage in a course of reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence. See synonyms at think
  3. To engage in the buying or selling of a commodity with an element of risk on the chance of profit.

transitive verb 

To assume to be true without conclusive evidence: speculated that high cholesterol was a contributing factor to the patient's health problems.