| Speculate (speculate) |
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| v. i. | (?) |
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| Spec"u*late |
| [imp. ***
p. p. Speculated (?)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Speculating.] [L. speculatus, p. p. of
speculari to spy out, observe, fr. specula a lookout,
fr. specere to look. S |
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.
To view subjects from
certain premises given or assumed, and infer conclusions respecting
them a priori.
To purchase with the
expectation of a contingent advance in value, and a consequent sale at
a profit; -- often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or
hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in sugar,
or in bank stock.
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| Speculate (speculate) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Spec"u*late |
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To consider
attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a thing.
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