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PHILOSOPHIZE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they philosophize ... he / she / it philosophizes
Past simple: philosophized
Past participle: philosophized
-ing form: philosophizing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reason philosophically
Synonyms:
philosophise; philosophize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "philosophize" is one way to...):
cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
philosophizer (someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view)
philosophizing (the exposition (often superficially) of a particular philosophy)
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)
