Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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speculate | No | No | Yes | No |
explicate | No | No | Yes | No |
speculate (verb) | explicate (verb) |
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reflect deeply on a subject | make plain and comprehensible |
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses |
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 |