philosophize

English

Alternative forms

• philosophise

Etymology

From philosophy +‎ -ize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɒsəfʌɪz/

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Verb

philosophize (third-person singular simple present philosophizes, present participle philosophizing, simple past and past participle philosophized)

1. To ponder or reason out philosophically.

Derived terms

• philosophizable

Translations

ponder or reason out philosophically

• Bulgarian: философствам (filosofstvam)
• Catalan: filosofar (ca)
• Czech: filozofovat
• Esperanto: filozofi
• Finnish: filosofoida
• Galician: filosofar
• German: philosophieren (de)
• Greek: φιλοσοφώ (el) (filosofó)

  Ancient: φιλοσοφέω (philosophéō)

• Hebrew: (derogatory, colloquial) הִתְפַּלְסֵף
• Hungarian: filozofál (hu), bölcselkedik (hu)
• Macedonian: филозофи́ра (filozofíra)
• Old English: ūþwitian
• Portuguese: filosofar (pt)
• Spanish: filosofar (es)
• Swedish: filosofera (sv)
• Volapük: filosopön (vo)