Emily Dickinson Lexicon

speculate (-d), v. [L. speculārī, to spy out, examine, observe, look-out, watch tower < specěre, look, see.] (webplay: nature, see, subject).

1. Consider; contemplate; surmise; ponder; reflect; theorize upon; try to understand. (1292/1290)
2. Deliberate; confer; converse hypothetically; discuss conjecturally; engage in thought.
3. See; observe; look at; gaze upon.
4. Anticipate; imagine; expect; envision; foresee; suppose; count on as probable.