When you theorize, you come up with an explanation for how something happens, based on ideas that can be tested. ... They're forming a theory, or a testable explanation that they can confirm through experimentation.

What does it mean to theorise something?

English Language Learners Definition of theorize

: to think of or suggest ideas about what is possibly true or real : to form or suggest a theory about something. See the full definition for theorize in the English Language Learners Dictionary.

How do you use theorize in a sentence?

1 Researchers theorize that there was once a common language for all humanity. 2 It's easy to theorize about what might have happened. 3 By studying the way people behave, we can theorize about what is going on in their mind. 4 Gilligan recognizes, but does not theorize, the cultural particularity of her work.