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“Theorized” or “Theorised”

Language

Theorized and theorised are both English terms.

Usage

Theorized is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while theorised is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available):

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
theorized 99 24 70 100 96 24 0 0 0 0 0 0
theorised 1 76 30 0 4 76 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "theorized" over "theorised" (99 to 1).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "theorised" over "theorized".
  • In India, there is a preference for "theorized" over "theorised" (70 to 30).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "theorized" over "theorised" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "theorized" over "theorised" (96 to 4).
  • In Australia, there is a 76 to 24 preference for "theorised" over "theorized".
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorized" and "theorised".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorized" and "theorised".
  • In New Zealand, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorized" and "theorised".
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorized" and "theorised".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorized" and "theorised".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "theorized" and "theorised".
Examples

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Examples in Context

Examples of “theorized”

  • A Swedish scientist, Anna Gislen, theorized that this was due to…
  • Sad music has also been theorized to allow for greater experience…
  • …1932, more recent scholars have theorized that realignments don't in fact…
  • …Friedrich Meyer, among other ideas, theorized that nerves would be excited…
  • …in MX, it is often theorized the game was intended to…
  • …French geographer and scientist who theorized about the possibility of continental…
  • It is theorized that the hydraulic pressure generated…
  • Hubbard theorized science fiction writers sometimes recalled…
  • They theorized that, if effort was focused…
  • A related form of (theorized) statistical discrimination is based on…

Examples of “theorised”

  • It was theorised that, as a well known…
  • …to be looked at and theorised consistently, based on insight into…
  • …from the late 19th century theorised about pre-Māori settlement.
  • …George Grant, and Eugene Forsey, theorised that the greatest threat to…
  • Sexual dimorphism has been theorised to have arisen from sexual…
  • Inside, he theorised, is a huge subterranean sea.
  • Some fans have theorised that Latka may be from…
  • Researcher Raymond Smeets theorised that if implicit egotism stems…
  • …of anthropology, Alan Fiske, has theorised that all human interactions can…
  • It has been theorised that his parents were Sir…


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