unphilosophize

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verb

To degrade from the character of a philosopher; to act in an unphilosophical way.

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Meanings

verbunphilosophize (third-person singular simple present unphilosophizes, present participle unphilosophizing, simple past and past participle unphilosophized)

present singular third person unphilosophizes · participle present unphilosophizing · participle past unphilosophized · past unphilosophized

  1. transitiveTo degrade from the character of a philosopher; to act in an unphilosophical way.

    December 14, 1713, Alexander Pope, letter to Joseph Addison But we must return (thro' our very condition of being) to our narrow selves, and those things that affect our selves: our passions, our interests, flow in upon us, and unphilosophise us into meer mortals

Origin

From un- + philosophize.

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APA

unphilosophize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphilosophize

MLA

“unphilosophize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphilosophize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unphilosophize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unphilosophize.

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