theorize vs retrace

theorize and retrace both are verbs.

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

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

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

theorize (verb)	retrace (verb)
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds	reassemble mentally
form or construct theories	to go back over again
construct a theory about