philosophize /(fĭ*lŏs"ō̇*fīz)/

imp. & p. p. Philosophized; p. pr. & vb. n. hilosophizing

1. To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence.

   Man philosophizes as he lives. He may philosophize well or ill, but philosophize he must.