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How to sign: 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";
Similiar / Same: chew over, mull over, mull, muse, ponder, meditate, think over, ruminate, reflect, speculate, contemplate
Categories: cerebrate, cogitate, think
Within this category: bethink, cogitate, introspect, premeditate, puzzle, study, theologize, wonder
How to sign: come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort
"excogitate a way to measure the speed of light";
Similiar / Same: invent, devise, contrive, formulate, forge
Categories: create by mental act, create mentally