meditate, v.
(meditated, meditates, meditating)
freq. cnt. 4
(meditated, meditates, meditating)
freq. cnt. 4
reflect deeply on a subject
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chew over contemplate excogitate meditate mull mull over muse ponder reflect ruminate speculate think over
sample sentences
"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"
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hyponym
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
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contemplate meditate study
sample sentences
"He is meditating in his study"verb frames
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