PHILOSOPHIZE

philosophize, philosophise

(verb) reason philosophically

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

philosophize (third-person singular simple present philosophizes, present participle philosophizing, simple past and past participle philosophized)

To ponder or reason out philosophically.

Source: Wiktionary

Phi*los"o*phize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Philosophized; p. pr. & vb. n. Philosophizing.]

Definition: To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence. Man philosophizes as he lives. He may philosophize well or ill, but philosophize he must. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition