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  • 31ponder — I verb analyze, apply the mind, appraise, brood over, cerebrate, cogitate, commune with oneself, concentrate upon, consider, considerare, contemplate, debate, deliberate, devote thought to, digest, evaluate, examine, excogitate, give thought to,… …

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  • 32raţiocinat — raţiocinát adj. m., pl. raţiocináţi, f. sg. raţiocinátă, pl. raţiocináte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic …

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  • 33cogitate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. reflect, think, muse, ponder, mull, consider, meditate; plan, think up. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ponder, meditate, contemplate, consider; see consider 3 , think 1 . See Synonym Study at… …

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  • 34deliberate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intentional, studied; cool, careful, thoughtful, unhurried, See care, slowness. v. i. ponder, consider, think, weigh. See thought, advice, caution, plan. Ant., hasty, rash; pass over. II (Roget s… …

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  • 35discuss — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. talk over, debate, canvass, argue; analyze, explain. See reasoning, conversation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. argue, debate, dispute, talk about, talk of, explain, contest, confer, consult, talk with,… …

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  • 36reflect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. throw back, cast back, mirror, imitate, reproduce, echo; meditate, ponder, muse, ruminate. See thought, light, disapprobation, copy. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To contemplate] Syn. speculate, muse, ponder …

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  • 37speculate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. ponder, contemplate, meditate, theorize, conjecture, surmise; gamble, play the market. See thought, chance, barter. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To think] Syn. contemplate, meditate, muse, reflect,… …

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  • 38think — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To examine with the mind] Syn. cogitate, reason, deliberate, ideate, muse, ponder, consider, contemplate, deliberate, stop to consider, study, reflect, imagine,… …

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  • 39cerebrate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments: cogitate, deliberate, ratiocinate, reflect, speculate, think. Idioms: put on one s thinking cap, use one s head. See… …

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  • 40ratiocination — [ˌratɪɒsɪ neɪʃ(ə)n, ˌraʃɪ ] noun formal the forming of judgements by a process of logic; reasoning. Derivatives ratiocinate verb ratiocinative adjective ratiocinator noun Origin C16: from L. ratiocinatio(n ) …

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