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CONTEMPLATE

Definition:

[verb] look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought; "contemplate one's navel"
[verb] consider as a possibility; "I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job"
[verb] think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"
Synonyms: study, meditate
[verb] 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"
Synonyms: chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate