hazard vs speculate

speculate vs hazard

hazard is a noun but speculate is not a noun.

hazard and speculate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hazard	Yes	No	Yes	No
speculate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, speculate is a hypernym of hazard; that is, speculate is a word with a broader meaning than hazard:

hazard: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
speculate: talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

hazard (noun)	speculate (noun)
an obstacle on a golf course
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

hazard (verb)	speculate (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	reflect deeply on a subject
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
put at risk	talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
	invest at a risk

Difference between hazard and speculate

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