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Theologize

To render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a system of theology.

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Address 76% connected

To aim; to direct.

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Contemplate 76% connected

To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to stud…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cover 76% connected

To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as, to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with a cloth.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Deal 76% connected

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a deal of cold.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Excogitate 76% connected

To think out; to find out or discover by thinking; to devise; to contrive.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Handle 76% connected

To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.

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Meditate 76% connected

To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mull 76% connected

A thin, soft kind of muslin.

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Muse 76% connected

A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Plow 76% connected

Alt. of Plough

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Ponder 76% connected

To weigh.

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Reflect 76% connected

To bend back; to give a backwa/d turn to; to throw back; especially, to cause to return after striking upon any surface; as, a mirror reflects rays o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ruminate 76% connected

To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.

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Speculate 76% connected

To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to contemplate; to theorize; as, to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Treat 76% connected

To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.

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