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PHILOSOPHISE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they philosophise ... he / she / it philosophises
Past simple: philosophised
Past participle: philosophised
-ing form: philosophising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
philosophise; philosophize
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "philosophise" 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:
philosophiser (someone who considers situations from a philosophical point of view)
philosophy (the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics)