Antonyms for speculate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : spek-yuh-leyt

Phonetic Transcription : ˈspɛk yəˌleɪt

Definition of speculate

Origin : 1590s, back-formation from speculation. Related: Speculated; speculating.

verb think about deeply and theorize
verb gamble, risk

Example sentences :

"He had no right to speculate with my mother's money," said Robert, indignantly.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

She no longer feared the senator, but she refused to speculate upon what Chip might do.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

He had no time to speculate further, for Dr. Hardman entered at that moment.
Extract from : « Frank Roscoe's Secret » by Allen Chapman

You will have to take lessons from me, and go on the market and speculate yourself.'
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

I want you to give me some money for myself—to speculate with.'
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

What the startling apparition was, he had no time to speculate.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

But I must refrain, for my business is to narrate, not to speculate.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

He began to speculate on the future of the countryside when the Gaelic revival was complete.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

It is useless to speculate on what might have happened had that thing lived.
Extract from : « The Issahar Artifacts » by Jesse Franklin Bone

But Antoine was determined to speculate on his brother's favourable disposition.
Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for speculate

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