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verb
To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
reflect deeply on a subject
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, ruminate, speculate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: think, cogitate, cerebrate
Narrower terms: premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, bethink, cogitate, wonder, question, puzzle, study, consider
History
See mull.
Across languages
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
