philosophize
Americanverb (used without object)
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to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
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to think or reason as a philosopher.
verb
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(intr) to make philosophical pronouncements and speculations
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(tr) to explain philosophically
Other Word Forms
- overphilosophize verb (used without object)
- philosophization noun
- philosophizer noun
- well-philosophized adjective
Etymology
Origin of philosophize
First recorded in 1585–95; philosoph(y) + -ize
Example Sentences
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After Hal and Josie’s meet-cute, they see sights blandly, philosophize blandly, blandly tiptoe around the notion of romance, and criticize each other — yes, blandly, but with an occasional touch of “salty” language.
From New York Times • Oct. 27, 2022
His writing, she added, made people “free to philosophize in a way that, to paraphrase Mills’ first intellectual hero Marx, seeks not merely to describe the world, but to transform it.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2021
Socrates loved to stroll and philosophize, and Aristotle taught his classes while he walked up and down the walkways of the Lyceum.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2021
“To philosophize is to learn to die,” observed Montaigne.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2019
“Since you didn’t bring me here to philosophize, what business?”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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