intransitive verb. To think or express oneself in a philosophical manner.

intransitive verb. To consider or discuss (a matter) from a philosophical standpoint.

To think or reason about the subjects of philosophy; meditate upon or discuss the fundamental principles of being, knowledge, or conduct; reason after the manner of philosophers; form or attempt to form a philosophical system or theory. Also spelled philosophise.

intransitive verb. To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence.

verb. To philosophically ponder or reason out.

verb. reason philosophically

""Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and leading men genuinely and adequately philosophize, that is, until political power and philosophy entirely coincide, while the many natures who at present pursue either one exclusively are forcibly prevented from doing so, cities will have no rest from evils, ... nor, I think, will the human race.""

hilosophizing  philosophized  

cerebrate  cogitate  think  

Parthian  aesthetic  anti-patriot  barbare  becausewe  

philosophized  philosophizes  philosophizing