theorise vs retrace

theorise and retrace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theorise	No	No	Yes	No
retrace	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, retrace is a hyponym of theorise; that is, retrace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theorise:

Other hyponyms of theorise include construct, reconstruct, develop, explicate, formulate.

theorise (verb)	retrace (verb)
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	reassemble mentally
	to go back over again