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▸ verb: (intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
▸ verb: (intransitive, business, finance) To make a risky trade in the hope of making a profit; to venture or gamble.
▸ verb: (intransitive, programming) To anticipate which branch of code will be chosen and execute it in advance.
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think over,
suppose,
contemplate,
mull over,
meditate,
hypothesize,
chew over,
ponder,
mull,
conjecture,
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