philosophise
/fəˈlɑsəfaɪz/
verb
- 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.
- 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.