philosophize

verb

phi·​los·​o·​phize fə-ˈlä-sə-ˌfīz 

philosophized; philosophizing

intransitive verb

1

: to reason in the manner of a philosopher

2

: to expound a moralizing and often superficial philosophy

transitive verb

: to consider from or bring into conformity with a philosophical point of view

philosophizer noun

Examples of philosophize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Everyone — a maintenance guy (Matthew Lillard), a funeral director (Carl Lumbly) — seems to want to philosophize about what’s going on, and who the heck Chuck is. —Lindsey Bahr, Twin Cities, 5 June 2025

During these heady discussions philosophizing about the long‑term implications of AI research, many employees returned often to Altman’s early analogies between OpenAI and the Manhattan Project. —Karen Hao, Wired News, 21 May 2025

Until then, head count and fund-raising were badges of honor among founders, who philosophized that bigger was better. —Erin Griffith, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025

These individuals must be capable of both philosophizing about code and coding philosophical insights. —Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Rhymes for philosophize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize

Kids Definition

philosophize

verb

phi·​los·​o·​phize fə-ˈläs-ə-ˌfīz 

philosophized; philosophizing

1

: to think like a philosopher

2

: to talk about life as if one were a philosopher

philosophizer noun