philosophize
verb (used without object)
to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
philosophise
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a variation of
philosophize.
Example Sentences
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For close on half a century this man was allowed to philosophise unhindered on the streets of his hometown.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2010
But to philosophise is useless, and it is still more useless to question life’s seeming anomalies.
From Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens by Alice Kemp-Welch
It is but right to add that he did not philosophise much on the subject.
From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
If you must philosophise, take Mrs. Milbanke on to the balcony, where she will have something to distract her thoughts.
From The Gambler A Novel by Katherine Cecil Thurston
He is only in a quite secondary sense the animal who can philosophise.
From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by John Cowper Powys
