Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philosophise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: philosophise
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative spelling of philosophize.

Australian usage; New Zealand usage; British usage

Example Sentences

""Not that the parting speech caused Amelia to philosophise, or that it armed her in any way with a calmness, the result of argument; but it was intolerably dull, pompous, and tedious; and having the fear of her schoolmistress greatly before her eyes, Miss Sedley did not venture, in her presence, to give way to any ebullitions of private grief.""

Usage

Inflected Forms

philosophises (present, singular) philosophising (participle, present) philosophised (participle, past) philosophised (past)

Synonyms

philosophize

Questions

What does philosophise mean?: Alternative spelling of philosophize.

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