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Definition of philosophize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

philosophize

verb
 
/fəˈlɒsəfaɪz/
 
/fəˈlɑːsəfaɪz/
(British English also philosophise)
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they philosophize
 
/fəˈlɒsəfaɪz/
 
/fəˈlɑːsəfaɪz/
he / she / it philosophizes
 
/fəˈlɒsəfaɪzɪz/
 
/fəˈlɑːsəfaɪzɪz/
past simple philosophized
 
/fəˈlɒsəfaɪzd/
 
/fəˈlɑːsəfaɪzd/
past participle philosophized
 
/fəˈlɒsəfaɪzd/
 
/fəˈlɑːsəfaɪzd/
-ing form philosophizing
 
/fəˈlɒsəfaɪzɪŋ/
 
/fəˈlɑːsəfaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. philosophize (about/on something) to talk about something in a serious way, especially when other people think this is boring
    • He spent the evening philosophizing on the meaning of life.
See philosophize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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