"philosophize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /fɪˈlɒsəfʌɪz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-philosophize.wav Forms: philosophizes [present, singular, third-person], philosophizing [participle, present], philosophized [participle, past], philosophized [past]
Etymology: From philosophy + -ize. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|philosophy|ize}} philosophy + -ize Head templates: {{en-verb}} philosophize (third-person singular simple present philosophizes, present participle philosophizing, simple past and past participle philosophized)
  1. To ponder or reason out philosophically. Synonyms: philosophise Derived forms: philosophizable Translations (ponder or reason out philosophically): φιλοσοφέω (philosophéō) (Ancient Greek), философствам (filosofstvam) (Bulgarian), filosofar (Catalan), filozofovat (Czech), filozofi (Esperanto), filosofoida (Finnish), filosofar (Galician), philosophieren (German), φιλοσοφώ (filosofó) (Greek), הִתְפַּלְסֵף [colloquial, derogatory] (Hebrew), filozofál (Hungarian), bölcselkedik (Hungarian), филозофи́ра (filozofíra) (Macedonian), ūþwitian (Old English), filosofar (Portuguese), filosofar (Spanish), filosofera (Swedish), filosopön (Volapük)

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