theorize

 
Pronunciation: /ˈθɪərʌɪz/
(also theorise)

verb

[no object]
  • form a theory or theories about something: he theorized that the atolls marked the sites of vanished volcanoes (as noun theorizing) they are more interested in obtaining results than in political theorizing
  • [with object] create a theoretical premise or framework for: women should be doing feminism rather than theorizing it

Derivatives

theorization

Pronunciation: /-ˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/
noun

theorizer

noun