philosophize
verb
phi·los·o·phize
fə-ˈlä-sə-ˌfīz 
philosophized; philosophizing
1
: to reason in the manner of a philosopher
2
: to expound a moralizing and often superficial philosophy
: to consider from or bring into conformity with a philosophical point of view
philosophizer
noun
Examples of philosophize in a Sentence
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This balancing act wouldn’t work without the cast’s stellar dexterity, including Zazie Beetz as Earn’s partner Van, and LaKeith Stanfield as Alfred’s philosophizing best friend Darius.
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Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
The less curious instantiations, which present the leaders’ hectoring and philosophizing at length, can start to feel misguided.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Pushing and prodding Cornwell to probe the nature of fiction and truth, to philosophize about deception, Morris runs up against disappointment: Cornwell is out of his element there.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
Willem Dafoe is an energized acting coach, Liev Schrieber and Hope Davis are disgruntled parents, and of course, Jeff Goldblum appears for roughly two seconds, partially dressed in an alien costume, philosophizing about his role as a speechless alien.
—Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
Unafraid of melodrama and camp, the play raged and philosophized with operatic wit and pathos.
—June Thomas, New York Times, 16 June 2023
The postures left him free to philosophize.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
Bill tells Ted to philosophize.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2022
For that matter, neither do most of McCarthy’s previous human victims, who were too busy getting hacked or shot to death to see the darkness coming and philosophize about their condition.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2024
The less curious instantiations, which present the leaders’ hectoring and philosophizing at length, can start to feel misguided.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2023
Pushing and prodding Cornwell to probe the nature of fiction and truth, to philosophize about deception, Morris runs up against disappointment: Cornwell is out of his element there.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2023
Willem Dafoe is an energized acting coach, Liev Schrieber and Hope Davis are disgruntled parents, and of course, Jeff Goldblum appears for roughly two seconds, partially dressed in an alien costume, philosophizing about his role as a speechless alien.
—Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
Unafraid of melodrama and camp, the play raged and philosophized with operatic wit and pathos.
—June Thomas, New York Times, 16 June 2023
The postures left him free to philosophize.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022
Bill tells Ted to philosophize.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 27 Apr. 2022
For that matter, neither do most of McCarthy’s previous human victims, who were too busy getting hacked or shot to death to see the darkness coming and philosophize about their condition.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 5 Dec. 2022
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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
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