meditate

v. muse; reflect, contemplate; consider a plan of action or intent for the future; do meditative exercises

For other senses of this word, see Meditation (disambiguation).Meditation describes a state of concentrated attention on some object of thought or awareness. It usually involves turning the attention inward to a single point of reference. Meditation is often recognized as a component of eastern religions, where it has been practiced for over 5,000 years. Different meditative disciplines encompass a wide range of spiritual and/or psychophysical practices which can emphasize development of either a high degree of mental concentration, or the apparent converse, mental quiescence.
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Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) chew over, think over, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) premeditate
(derivation) meditation, speculation
2. think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
(synonym) study, contemplate
(hypernym) think, cogitate, cerebrate
(derivation) meditation

v. meditate, muse, reflect, cogitate, speculate, contemplate, revolve, ponder, brood

adj. considered, measured

(v. t.)
To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by revolving in the mind; as, to meditate a war.
  

(v. t.)
To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.
  

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