What is to consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a thing. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton called?
speculate — To consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a thing. [R.] Sir W. Hamilton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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