speculate vs hypothesize

speculate and hypothesize both are verbs.

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

As verbs, speculate and hypothesize are synonyms defined as:

speculate and hypothesize: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

Other synonyms of speculate include conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, suppose, theorise, theorize.

speculate (verb)	hypothesize (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
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