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speculate

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  1. think                 
 
spec.u.late \'spek-y*-.la-t\ \.spek-y*-'la--sh*n\ \'spek-y*-.la-t-iv, 
   -l*t-\ \-.la-t-*r\ vi [L speculatus, pp. of speculari to spy out, examine, 
   fr. specula] watchtower, fr. specere to look, look at 1a: to meditate on or 
   ponder a subject : REFLECT  1b: to review something idly or casually and 
   often inconclusively  2: to assume a business risk in hope of gain; esp : 
   to buy or sell  in expectation of profiting from market fluctuations - 
   spec.u.la.tion n