Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  meditate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  meditate 
 
  Sense  1 
  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
  =>  theologize,  theologise 
  =>  introspect 
  =>  bethink 
  =>  deliberate,  cogitate 
  =>  brood,  worry,  dwell 
  =>  wonder,  question 
  =>  puzzle 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  meditate 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  meditate 
 
  Sense  1 
  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
  =>  theologize,  theologise 
  =>  introspect 
  =>  bethink 
  =>  deliberate,  cogitate 
  =>  see 
  =>  premeditate 
  =>  take  counsel,  consult 
  =>  debate 
  =>  brood,  worry,  dwell 
  =>  wonder,  question 
  =>  scruple 
  =>  puzzle 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  meditate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  meditate 
 
  2  senses  of  meditate 
 
  Sense  1 
  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  study,  meditate,  contemplate 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  meditate 
 
  meditate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  meditate 
 
  Sense  1 
  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
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  Sense  2 
  study,  meditate,  contemplate 
  =>  think,  cogitate,  cerebrate 
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  Overview  of  verb  meditate 
 
  The  verb  meditate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate  --  (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") 
  2.  study,  meditate,  contemplate  --  (think  intently  and  at  length,  as  for  spiritual  purposes;  "He  is  meditating  in  his  study") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  meditate 
 
  The  verb  meditate  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate  --  (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") 
  2.  study,  meditate,  contemplate  --  (think  intently  and  at  length,  as  for  spiritual  purposes;  "He  is  meditating  in  his  study") 

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