"dephilosophize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: dephilosophizes [present, singular, third-person], dephilosophizing [participle, present], dephilosophized [participle, past], dephilosophized [past]
Etymology: de- + philosophy + -ize Etymology templates: {{confix|en|de|philosophy|ize}} de- + philosophy + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} dephilosophize (third-person singular simple present dephilosophizes, present participle dephilosophizing, simple past and past participle dephilosophized)
  1. To remove philosophy (from): to replace abstract models with objective observation and concrete description.
    Sense id: en-dephilosophize-en-verb-t9rbKfS4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, English terms suffixed with -ize Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 47 53 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ize: 58 42
  2. To make or become unphilosophical.
    Sense id: en-dephilosophize-en-verb-WpLgnhRm Categories (other): English terms prefixed with de- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 47 53

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