muse
1. [ verb ] reflect deeply on a subject
Synonyms: reflect ponder meditate think_over chew_over speculate mull contemplate excogitate ruminate mull_over
Examples:

"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"

Related terms: think study wonder brood bethink puzzle theologise introspect premeditate deliberate contemplation meditation muller
2. [ noun ] (Greek mythology,religion) in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
Related terms: Greek_deity Erato Terpsichore Euterpe Melpomene Polyhymnia Clio Thalia Urania Calliope
3. [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2950
4. [ noun ] the source of an artist's inspiration
Examples:

"Euterpe was his muse"

Related terms: source chew_over
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