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.

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, noun phi·los·o·phiz·er, noun o·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

philosophical, philosophical analysis, philosophical anthropology, philosophical logic, philosophism, philosophize, philosophy, philosophy of life, philter, philtre, philtrum

Example sentences from the Web for philosophize

We moralize and philosophize, and as Jim Fellows would say, "come the high moral dodge" in a way that would astonish you.

My Wife and I |Harriet Beecher Stowe
Partial Relativity is the opinion professed by most philosophers (and by most persons who do not philosophize).

Review of the Work of Mr John Stuart Mill Entitled, 'Examination of Sir William Hamilton's Philosophy.' |George Grote
In other words, we philosophize because man is a philosophical animal.

The Complex Vision |John Cowper Powys
But the wind has blown my brains into such confusion that I cannot philosophize now.

Passages From The American Notebooks, Volume 1 |Nathaniel Hawthorne

For to fly and philosophize were one thing, and to philosophize in prison were another.

The Book of Khalid |Ameen Rihani

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, noun philosophizer or philosophiser, noun

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philosophize

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

Origin of philosophize

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philosophise

verb

Derived forms of philosophize

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philosophize

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

Origin of philosophize

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philosophise

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