cogitate
(verb)
verb
1. consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
Definition categories: cognition, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate
2. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Similar word(s): cerebrate, think
Definition categories: cognition