speculate
C1Substantiv/US /spˈɛkjəlˌeɪt/ SPĔKY-əl-āt; UK /spˈɛkjəlˌeɪt/ SPĔKY-əl-āt/
To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to contemplate; to theorize; as, to speculate on questions in religion; to speculate on political events.
