1630s, perhaps a formation in English from theory + -ize. Related: Theorized; theorizing.
Galileo theorized the motion of the stars
he thinks and theorizes all day
theophany
Theophilus
theorem
theoretical
theorist
theorize
theory
theosophy
ther-
therapeutic
therapist
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