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explicate vs theorize

theorize vs explicate

explicate and theorize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
explicate No No Yes No
theorize No No Yes No
As verbs, theorize is a hypernym of explicate; that is, theorize is a word with a broader meaning than explicate:
  • explicate: elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses
  • theorize: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Other hypernyms of explicate include conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise.
explicate (verb) theorize (verb)
make plain and comprehensible to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses form or construct theories
construct a theory about
Difference between explicate and theorize

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