meditate

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verb

1. reflect deeply on a subject (Freq. 4)
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
• Syn:
chew over, think over, ponder, excogitate, contemplate,
muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
• Derivationally related forms:
speculative (for: speculate), speculation (for: speculate), ruminative (for: ruminate), rumination (for: ruminate), ruminator (for: ruminate), muller (for: mull), reflective (for: reflect), muse (for: muse), muser (for: muse), musing (for: muse), contemplative (for: contemplate), contemplation (for: contemplate), excogitative (for: excogitate), ponderer (for: ponder), meditative, meditation
• Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
• Hyponyms:
premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, bethink,
cogitate, wonder, question, puzzle, study, consider
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: think over)
- Somebody ----s something (for: chew over)
2. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
- He is meditating in his study
• Syn:
study, contemplate
• Derivationally related forms:
contemplative (for: contemplate), contemplation (for: contemplate), meditative, meditation, study (for: study)
• Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  study, contemplate