philosophise

/fəˈlɑsəfaɪz/
verb
  1. To think about or discuss deep questions about life, existence, knowledge, or morality in a serious or abstract way.
    • After reading the book, she liked to philosophise about the meaning of happiness.
    • The old man would sit on the porch and philosophise about the nature of time.
    • They spent the evening philosophising about whether humans are naturally good or evil.
  2. To talk about things in a way that seems overly serious, complicated, or impractical, often in a slightly negative sense.
    • He tends to philosophise about simple problems instead of solving them.
    • Stop philosophising and just tell me what you want for dinner.
    • My uncle loves to philosophise about politics, but he never actually votes.
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