Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Contemplate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
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"
To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
"Before making the decision, she sat quietly to contemplate every possible outcome of her proposal."