to suggest a way of explaining sth when you do not definitely know about it; to form a hypothesis
The causes can be hypothesized but not proved.
原因能够被假定，但不能被证实。
We can only hypothesize that the cases we know about are typical.
我们只能假设我们知道的案例是典型的。
1.假设,假定
1.to suggest a possible explanation for something based on the information you have, but without knowing whether the explanation is really true
1.One might hypothesize that Hermione would not be so argumentative if she were away from Ron, but canon suggests otherwise.
可能有人会说赫敏离开罗恩就不会这样爱吵了，但实际上不是这样。
2.All of these clues lead Plotkin and her team to hypothesize that the hornet's body shell, or exoskeleton, was able to harvest solar energy.
利用这些发现，Plotkin和他的小组假设黄蜂的身体外壳，或者外骨骼能够收集太阳能。
3.In their presentation, the authors hypothesize that thiomersal, a mercury-containing preservative may be the cause of the association.
在他们提交的论文中，作者们提出假设认为，硫柳汞（含汞防腐剂）可能是导致这种相关性的原因。
4.That being so just like the chess computer, there may be no need of hypothesize some spooky substance, some immaterial substance.
正如电脑国际象棋那样，可能不需要设想那些令人毛骨悚然的物质和非物质。
5.from this, I was able to hypothesize that since these raincoats were an intrinsic part of the American environment.
由此我可以假定，既然这些风雨衣已是美国环境中固有的一部分。
6.The researchers hypothesize that cooking an egg may denature some of the proteins responsible for the allergic response.
研究员推测，煮的鸡蛋可以改变一些造成过敏的蛋白质的性质。
7.The answer, researchers hypothesize and report online today in PLoS ONE, is that the bottom-dwelling fish are a lot more nutritious.
在《公共图书馆综合期刊》（PLOSONE）上，研究人员假设并发表了结论：底栖海洋鱼更有营养。
8.With only a few facts, Holmes could hypothesize the explanation.
仅凭少许的事实，福尔摩斯就能推理该事件了。
9.We observed an aggravation of concomitant cutaneous Kaposi sarcoma, and hypothesize that rituximab could have exacerbated it.
我们观察到的恶化伴随皮肤卡波西氏肉瘤，并推测这种美罗华可能加剧。
10.First, I propose several researches hypothesize, choose samples and variable and indexes about Bio-Pharmaceutical industry listed companies.
首先提出了关于我国生物医药行业上市公司股权性质与公司绩效的假设，选取样本和变量指标。