meditate

Verb

• think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
  • He is meditating in his study
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  study , contemplate