Textual thesaurus for "contemplate"

(verb) chew over, reflect, ponder, think over, speculate, ruminate, mull, mull over, muse, excogitate, meditate

reflect deeply on a subject

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

(verb) study, meditate

think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

He is meditating in his study