ruminate+upon
81study — I verb acquire knowledge, analyze, apply the mind, attend, audit, cerebrate, consider, contemplate, devote oneself to, dissect, do research, educate oneself, examine, excogitate, explore, eye, incumbere, inquire into, inspect, intellectualize,… …
82think — I verb anticipate, apprehend, believe, be of the opinion, cerebrate, cogitate, compass, conceive, conclude, consider, contemplate, contrive, deduce, deduct, deem, deliberate, determine, digest, dwell intently upon, envisage, envision, exercise… …
83conceive — Synonyms and related words: absorb, accept, account as, animate, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, assume, author, be acquainted with, be afraid, be apprised of, be aware of, be cognizant of, be conscious of, be conversant with, be informed, be… …
84play around with — Synonyms and related words: assay, be abstracted, bring to test, brood, chew the cud, confirm, consider, contemplate, cut and try, debate, deliberate, digest, essay, experiment, give a try, give a tryout, have a go, introspect, meditate, muse,… …
85chew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. masticate, gnaw, grind, champ. See food. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. bite, chomp, champ, munch, crunch, masticate, nibble, nibble at, feast upon, gnaw, gulp, dispatch, grind, chew the cud, rend, gnash,… …
86concentrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. distill, condense, consolidate; intensify, fix, aim, focus; converge, center, localize; collect, assemble, gather. See assemblage, convergence. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring or come together] Syn.… …
87entertain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. receive, welcome; amuse, divert, regale; harbor, shelter, cherish; maintain, keep up; consider, dwell upon, heed. See attention, thought, amusement. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep amused] Syn. amuse,… …
88thought — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental activity Nouns 1. thought, thoughtfulness; reflection, cogitation, consideration, meditation, study, lucubration, speculation, deliberation, pondering; head work, brainwork; cerebration; deep… …
89consider — I. v. a. 1. Contemplate, ponder, study examine, weigh, mind, heed, mark, reflect upon, be attentive to, give or pay attention to, give heed to, take into consideration, give a thought to, keep in view. 2. Respect, regard, consult, care for, have… …
90think — I. v. n. 1. Cogitate, reflect, meditate, ponder, muse, contemplate, exercise the mind, ruminate, speculate. 2. Deliberate, consider, reason. 3. Conclude, determine, judge, suppose, imagine, fancy, believe, deem, opine, ween, have an opinion, be… …
