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CHEW OVER
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reflect deeply on a subject
Example:
The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
Synonyms:
chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "chew over" is one way to...):
cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "chew over"):
premeditate (think or reflect beforehand or in advance)
theologise; theologize (make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects)
introspect (reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings)
bethink (consider or ponder something carefully)
cogitate (consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind)
question; wonder (place in doubt or express doubtful speculation)
puzzle (be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide)
consider; study (give careful consideration to)
Sentence frames:
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