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philosophise

phi·los·o·phize
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fi-los-uh-fahyz]
    • /fɪˈlɒs əˌfaɪz/
    • /fɪˈlɒs.ə.faɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fi-los-uh-fahyz]
    • /fɪˈlɒs əˌfaɪz/

Definitions of philosophise word

  • verb without object philosophise to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner. 1
  • verb without object philosophise to think or reason as a philosopher. 1
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Origin of philosophise

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; philosoph(y) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Philosophise

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Philosophise

philosophise popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

philosophise usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for philosophise

verb philosophise

  • generalise — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
Just one Synonym for philosophise

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