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- [fi-los-uh-fahyz]
- /fɪˈlɒs əˌfaɪz/
- /fɪˈlɒs.ə.faɪz/
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- [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
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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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for philosophise
verb philosophise
- generalise — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
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