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[ verb ] reflect deeply on a subject
Examples "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" Used in print (The New York Times,...)And it also stayed the hands of thousands of brooding incompetents who were meditating the abandonment of a sport whose frustrations were driving them to despair . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Tears burned behind his eyes as he prayed and meditated tonight . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)It is harder , he muttered , to meditate on man ( or woman ) than on God . Related terms think study wonder brood bethink puzzle theologise introspect premeditate deliberate contemplation meditation muller muse |
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[ verb ] think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
Synonyms Examples "He is meditating in his study" Related terms |
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