hypothesize

hypothesize
hypothecate, hypothesize
The correct word for ‘to form a hypothesis’ is hypothesize, and it is used with or without an object or with a that-clause:

• Quick to learn, quick to grasp concepts and to hypothesize, they need the best minds to provide appropriate support and challenge —J. Spink, 1989

• It was then decided to hypothesize a particular market situation for a single product line —C. Tomkins, 1991

• I hypothesise that if I move and turn the lamp in a particular way I will get the result I want —W. T. Singleton, 1989.

Hypothecate, which is sometimes wrongly used in this meaning, correctly means ‘to give as a pledge or security’ (from Greek hupothk; ‘deposit’) especially in the context of taxation in which the money raised is used for a special purpose:

• An alternative scheme for financing the NHS involves the removing of finance from general taxation and the introduction of a health stamp or hypothecated tax —P. Hardy, 1991.


Modern English usage. 2014.

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