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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of philosophize..
"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 hte 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."
Use philosophise when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Philosophise means (UK, Australia, New Zealand) Alternative spelling of philosophize..
Common synonyms include philosophize.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"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 hte 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."
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