speculate

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Synonyms: spiculate, peculate, speculative, specular, speculated, spatulate, speciate, speculant, speculary, speculator, specula

Antonyms: spiculate, peculate, speculative, specular, speculated, spatulate, speciate, speculant, speculary, speculator, specula

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To [[think]], [[meditate]] or [[reflect]] on a subject; to consider, to [[deliberate]] or [[cogitate]].
2. {{senseid|en|inconclusive conjecture}}{{lb|en|intransitive}} To make an [[inference]] based on [[inconclusive]] [[evidence]]; to [[surmise]] or [[conjecture]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|business|finance}} To make a [[risky]] [[trade]] in the hope of making a [[profit]]; to [[venture]] or [[gamble]].
4. {{lb|en|intransitive|programming}} To [[anticipate]] which [[branch]] of [[code]] will be chosen and [[execute]] it [[in advance]].

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