Perpend
Perpend verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Usage example: spent the long weekend perpending what he wanted to do with his life
Ruminate
Ruminate verb - To give serious and careful thought to.
Usage example: the minister hoped that the congregation would spend the remainder of the week ruminating the message of his sermon
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Ruminate and Perpend. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/perpend/ruminate
Perpend & Ruminate. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/perpend/ruminate>.
Ruminate or Perpend. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/perpend/ruminate.
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