philosophize
/fɪˈlɒsəfaɪz/
philosophize verb: to ponder or reason out philosophically.
Verb
philosophize (third-person singular simple present philosophizes, present participle philosophizing, simple past and past participle philosophized)
- To ponder or reason out philosophically.
- The popular influence of the scientific specialist begins to rival that of the philosopher only when he ceases to be a specialist and commences to philosophize about the progress of his subject—and usually only after he has been taken up by the intellectuals for reasons which have little to do with...1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 424
philosophize meaning in Malayalam and Arabic
philosophize in Malayalam
- theorize, speculate, pontificate
- സിദ്ധാന്തവൽക്കരിക്കുക, തത്ത്വാനുസാരമാക്കുക, ആലോചിക്കുക, സെെദ്ധാന്തികമായി ഊഹാപോഹം നടത്തുക, തത്ത്വരൂപത്തിലാക്കുക, സിദ്ധാന്തപരമാക്കുക
philosophize in Arabic
- ponder or reason out philosophically
- فَلْسَفَ falsafa
Forms of philosophize
| third-person singular present | philosophizes |
|---|---|
| present participle | philosophizing |
| past participle | philosophized |
| past | philosophized |
| alternative form | philosophise |
Origin of philosophize
From philosophy + -ize.
Words formed from philosophize
Questions about philosophize
- What does philosophize mean?
- Philosophize means to ponder or reason out philosophically.
- What is philosophize in Malayalam?
- Philosophize in Malayalam is സിദ്ധാന്തവൽക്കരിക്കുക, തത്ത്വാനുസാരമാക്കുക, ആലോചിക്കുക. See Philosophize meaning in Malayalam.
- What part of speech is philosophize?
- Philosophize is a verb.
- How do you pronounce philosophize?
- Philosophize is pronounced /fɪˈlɒsəfaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of philosophize?
- The past tense of philosophize is philosophized.
Words near philosophize in the dictionary
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