is a specific kind of: anticipate, expect.

is a broader term that covers: construct, reconstruct, retrace | develop, explicate, formulate.

derivation: conjecture | theorisation, theorization | supposal, supposition | hypothesis, possibility, theory | conjecture, speculation | theory | conjecture, guess, hypothesis, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise | hypothesis | speculator | idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer | notional, speculative ... show more.