philosophize

[ fi-los-uh-fahyz ]

/ fɪˈlɒs əˌfaɪz /

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verb (used without object), phi·los·o·phized, phi·los·o·phiz·ing.

to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.

to think or reason as a philosopher.

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Also especially British, phi·los·o·phise .

Origin of philosophize

First recorded in 1585–95; philosoph(y) + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM philosophize

phi·los·o·phi·za·tion, nounphi·los·o·phiz·er, nouno·ver·phi·los·o·phize, verb (used without object), o·ver·phi·los·o·phized, o·ver·phi·los·o·phiz·ing.well-phi·los·o·phized, adjective

Words nearby philosophize

philosophes, philosophical, philosophical analysis, philosophical logic, philosophism, philosophize, philosophy, philosophy of life, -philous, philter, philtre

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How to use philosophize in a sentence

Though this notion that living creatures can “store” light doesn’t conform to any known Inuit belief—Sipsu may simply have been philosophizing with a new friend—Cook took it literally.
The Antarctic Expedition That Changed Modern Medicine|Julian Sancton|May 12, 2021|Time
How happy you in your Hermitage; where you repose on your laurels, and can philosophize with a calm mind on the deliriums of men!
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XVIII. (of XXI.)|Thomas Carlyle
You philosophize, according to your own account, more spontaneously than you work in the laboratory.
The Letters of William James, Vol. 1|William James
When one indicates the way for you to go, you go much faster than one thinks, but we won't philosophize.
Northwest!|Harold Bindloss

But Euphrasie would wonder and ponder, and philosophize unconsciously.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur
She could think and philosophize while she was baking and sewing, she assured Susan, but she had no time for research.
Susan B. Anthony|Alma Lutz

British Dictionary definitions for philosophize

philosophize

philosophise

/ (fɪˈlɒsəˌfaɪz) /

verb

(intr) to make philosophical pronouncements and speculations

(tr) to explain philosophically

Derived forms of philosophize

philosophization or philosophisation, nounphilosophizer or philosophiser, noun

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