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41ruminate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. meditate, ponder; chew, chew the cud. See food, thought. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To chew the cud] Syn. rechew, masticate, regurgitate; see chew . 2. [To ponder] Syn. meditate on, contemplate,… …
42entertain — 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,… …
43imagination — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental imagery Nouns 1. imagination, imaginativeness, originality, invention, fancy, creativeness, inspiration; mind s eye; verve, improvisation. 2. (image of perfection) ideality, idealism; romanticism …
44meditate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. muse, ponder, cogitate; plan, intend, contemplate, purpose. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To muse] Syn. ponder, study, contemplate, ruminate, muse, revolve, say to oneself, reflect, view, brood… …
45ponder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. think, muse, cogitate; reflect, meditate, weigh, deliberate, consider. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. meditate, deliberate, consider, reflect; see think 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v.… …
46revolve — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. rotate, roll, circle, spin, recur. See rotation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. spin, rotate, twirl; see orbit 1 , turn 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. circle, orbit, go around, rotate, spin, wheel,… …
47weigh — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. measure (weight); lift, heft; balance, scale, counterbalance; examine, ponder, consider, mull over, estimate; tell, count; weigh down, be heavy, drag, load, press; oppress, burden, depress;… …
48turn over — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To invert] Syn. overturn, reverse, subvert; see upset 1 . 2. [To transfer] Syn. hand over, give over, deliver; see assign 1 , give 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flip, overturn, upset, upend, capsize, tip, *turn turtle …
49chew on or over — chew on (or over) (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To think or think about carefully and at length: cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse1, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out …
50chew on — (or over) (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To think or think about carefully and at length: cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse1, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think… …
