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excogitate, v.
(excogitated, excogitates, excogitating)

reflect deeply on a subject
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chew over contemplate excogitate meditate mull mull over muse ponder reflect ruminate speculate think over

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"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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reflective reflective

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musing muse muser

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ponderer

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meditative meditation

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contemplative contemplation

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muller

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speculative speculation

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excogitative

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ruminative rumination ruminator

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hypernym

think, cerebrate, cogitate

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premeditate theologize, theologise introspect bethink cogitate wonder, question puzzle consider, study

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
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contrive devise excogitate forge formulate invent