to philosophize

Examples

• All

• When we gather at the café, we like to philosophize about life and the universe.

• Money meant little to him. He liked to, as the Russians put it, philosophize.

  Fiction book (1995)

• And in fact, you philosophize in order to live.

  Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy

• It's good to philosophize, but you have to be a role model for action.

• Actually, it was through him in a way that we came to the conclusion that we would have to philosophize.

  Academic text (2016)

• But if you want to philosophize, well, I think that's what you need to do.

• Then why have you come here philosophizing?" I said, suddenly angry.

  Fiction book (1996)

• You know, watching the trains, philosophizing and drinking beer.

  The Leather Boys (1964)

• All of this was done with the aim of philosophizing about beauty and its import.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The best way to philosophize about education, I contend, would be to consider attempts at the education of philosophy.

  Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

T

to theorize

vsto philosophize

39 6.1

Form an idea to explain why something happens with little proof

is broader, dealing with deep abstract speculation not only explanations

I

to intellectualize

vsto philosophize

2 7.9

To think about something in a logical way instead of showing emotions

focuses on deep, fundamental or theoretical questions rather than emotion avoidance

R

to rationalize

vsto philosophize

• US

1 5.3

Think in a logical way to make decisions

focuses on deep, abstract questioning rather than practical logic

How Philosophical

to philosophize

• US

6 8.1

to theorize

39 6.1

to speculate

254 4.8

to reflect

265 3.9

to think

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology