Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

abandon: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
abandon: stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
abide: put up with something or somebody unpleasant
about-face: change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
absorb: take up mentally
absorb: consume all of one's attention or time
absorb: devote (oneself) fully to
abstract: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
abstract: consider apart from a particular case or instance
accept: be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
accept: react favorably to; consider right and proper
accept: consider or hold as true
accept: tolerate or accommodate oneself to
accredit: ascribe an achievement to
acknowledge: accept as legally binding and valid
acknowledge: accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
acquire: gain knowledge or skills
add: make an addition by combining numbers
addle: mix up or confuse
adjudicate: bring to an end; settle conclusively
adjust: decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
adopt: take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
affirm: establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
agnise: be fully aware or cognizant of
aim: have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
aim: specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
aim: propose or intend
align: align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
allegorise: interpret as an allegory
allow: give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
allow: allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
alternate: be an understudy or alternate for a role
amaze: affect with wonder
amaze: be a mystery or bewildering to
anagram: read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
analogise: make an analogy
analyse: break down into components or essential features
analyse: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
analyse: consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
analyse: subject to psychoanalytic treatment
anatomize: analyze down to the smallest detail
angle: present with a bias
anoint: choose by or as if by divine intervention
answer: give the correct answer or solution to
answer: respond to a signal
answer: react to a stimulus or command
answer: understand the meaning of
anthropomorphise: ascribe human features to something
anticipate: regard something as probable or likely
anticipate: realize beforehand
apotheose: deify or glorify
appraise: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
appraise: consider in a comprehensive way
appreciate: be fully aware of; realize fully
apprehend: get the meaning of something
apprentice: be or work as an apprentice
approbate: accept (documents) as valid
approve: judge to be right or commendable; think well of
approximate: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
arrange: arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
ascertain: learn or discover with certainty
ascertain: be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
ascribe: attribute or credit to
assay: analyze (chemical substances)
assert: postulate positively and assertively
assess: estimate the value of (property) for taxation
assign: decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
assign: select something or someone for a specific purpose
associate: make a logical or causal connection
assort: arrange or order by classes or categories
assume: take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
attend to: get down to; pay attention to; take seriously
attorn: acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
audit: attend academic courses without getting credit
audit: examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
authenticate: establish the authenticity of something
average: compute the average of
await: look forward to the probable occurrence of
awaken: make aware
backpedal: modify one's opinion, make it less strong
bank: have faith or confidence in
base: use as a basis for; found on
be after: have the will and intention to carry out some action
be amiss: interpret in the wrong way
be known as: look on as or consider
be on the ball: be well-informed
bear in mind: keep in mind
bear up: endure cheerfully
beat about: search anxiously
beat in: teach by drills and repetition
bedevil: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
believe: accept as true; take to be true
believe: credit with veracity
believe: follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
believe in: have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
believe: judge or regard; look upon; judge
believe: be confident about something
bethink: consider or ponder something carefully
beware: be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
bias: cause to be biased
bioassay: subject to a bio-assay
blame: attribute responsibility to
blank out: be unable to remember
block out: plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
blur: make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
boggle: overcome with amazement
bone: study intensively, as before an exam
book: engage for a performance
botanise: collect and study plants
bottom: come to understand
bracket: classify or group
brainstorm: try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
brainwash: submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
break: find the solution or key to
break: find a flaw in
bristle: react in an offended or angry manner
brood: think moodily or anxiously about something
brush up: refresh one's memory
budget: make a budget
budget for: calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget
build: found or ground
bury: dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
buy: accept as true
cabal: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
calculate: make a mathematical calculation or computation
calculate: judge to be probable
calendar: enter into a calendar
calibrate: measure the caliber of
caliper: measure the diameter of something with calipers
call: consider or regard as being
call: challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
call: utter in a loud voice or announce
call back: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
capitalise: consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
capitalise: compute the present value of a business or an income
card: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
carnalize: ascribe to an origin in sensation
carry: include, as on a list
carry back: deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
carry weight: have influence to a specified degree
catalog: make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
catch: discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
catch: become aware of
catch on: understand, usually after some initial difficulty
catch out: trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
catch up: learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
catch: grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
catch: detect a blunder or misstep
categorise: place into or assign to a category
cave: explore natural caves
censor: subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
center: direct one's attention on something
cerebrate: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
charge: set or ask for a certain price
chart: plan in detail
chart: make a chart of
check: verify by consulting a source or authority
check: examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
check: put a check mark on or near or next to
chew over: reflect deeply on a subject
choose: see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
choose: select as an alternative over another
choose: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
choreograph: plan and oversee the development and details of
chunk: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
cinch: make sure of
cinch: get a grip on; get mastery of
classify: assign to a class or kind
clear: make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
click: become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
clutch: affect
coconspire: conspire together
cogitate: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
cognise: be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
cold-shoulder: pay no attention to, disrespect
collate: compare critically; of texts
colligate: consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
collude: act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
come: have a certain priority
come across: be received or understood
come around: change one's position or opinion
come in: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
come to mind: be remembered
come: come to one's mind; suggest itself
commemorate: be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
commemorate: celebrate by some ceremony or observation
commemorate: call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
compare: examine and note the similarities or differences of
compare: consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
compose: make up plans or basic details for
con: commit to memory; learn by heart
concenter: bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
conclude: bring to a close
conclude: decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
concretize: make something concrete
confound: mistake one thing for another
confute: prove to be false
conjecture: to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
connive: form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
consider: regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
consider: take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
consider: deem to be
construct: reassemble mentally
construe: make sense of; assign a meaning to
consume: engage fully
contemplate: consider as a possibility
contemplate: think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
contemporise: arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
contradict: prove negative; show to be false
contradistinguish: distinguish by contrasting qualities
contrast: put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
control: verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
control: have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
controvert: prove to be false or incorrect
cop out: choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing
copyedit: edit and correct (written or printed material)
correlate: bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
count: include as if by counting
count: take account of
countermarch: change the order of soldiers during a march
counterplot: make a plot in response to another plot
cream off: pick the best
credit: have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
credit: give someone credit for something
cross-check: check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
cube: raise to the third power
cull out: select desirable parts from a group or list
dally: consider not very seriously
date: assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
date: provide with a dateline; mark with a date
date: stamp with a date
dateline: mark with a date and place
dazzle: amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
debate: argue with one another
decide: influence or determine
decide: cause to decide
decide: reach, make, or come to a decision about something
decipher: read with difficulty
decouple: regard as unconnected
decree: decide with authority
dedicate: set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
deduce: reason by deduction; establish by deduction
deduct: make a subtraction
deem: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
deify: consider as a god or godlike
delimit: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
demarcate: separate clearly, as if by boundaries
demonstrate: establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
demoralize: confuse or put into disorder
describe: identify as in botany or biology, for example
design: plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
design: intend or have as a purpose
designate: design or destine
detail: assign to a specific task
determine: fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
determine: shape or influence; give direction to
determine: fix conclusively or authoritatively
develop: create by training and teaching
devote: dedicate
diagnose: subject to a medical analysis
diagnose: determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
dial: choose by means of a dial
dichotomise: divide into two opposing groups or kinds
dictate: say out loud for the purpose of recording
differentiate: calculate a derivative; take the derivative
differentiate: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
differentiate: mark as different
digest: arrange and integrate in the mind
din: instill (into a person) by constant repetition
dip into: read selectively; read only certain passages from a text
direct: plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
disapprove: consider bad or wrong
disbelieve: reject as false; refuse to accept
discountenance: show disapproval by discouraging
discover: make a discovery
discover: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
discredit: cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
discriminate: recognize or perceive the difference
disesteem: have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
disincline: make unwilling
dispose: make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
disregard: give little or no attention to
distrust: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
divide: perform a division
do justice: show due and full appreciation
document: support or supply with references
double-check: check once more to be absolutely sure
doubt: consider unlikely or have doubts about
doubt: lack confidence in or have doubts about
downgrade: rate lower; lower in value or esteem
draw: select or take in from a given group or region
draw: make, formulate, or derive in the mind
drill: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
drill: undergo military training or do military exercises
drill: teach by repetition
drill: learn by repetition
drink: be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
drop: omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
drop: leave undone or leave out
elect: choose
elicit: derive by reason
elide: leave or strike out
eliminate: dismiss from consideration or a contest
empanel: select from a list
empathise: be understanding of
engineer: design as an engineer
enquire: have a wish or desire to know something
entertain: take into consideration, have in view
err: to make a mistake or be incorrect
establish: institute, enact, or establish
esteem: regard highly; think much of
etymologise: construct the history of words
evaluate: form a critical opinion of
except: prevent from being included or considered or accepted
excerpt: take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
expect: consider reasonable or due
experience: have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
explode: show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
explode: show a violent emotional reaction
explode a bombshell: utter or do something surprising
explore: travel to or penetrate into
explore: examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
explore: examine minutely
explore: inquire into
expose: abandon by leaving out in the open air
externalise: regard as objective
extract: calculate the root of a number
extrapolate: gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
extrapolate: estimate the value of
factor analyse: to perform a factor analysis of correlational data
factor: resolve into factors
factor: consider as relevant when making a decision
factorise: resolve (a polynomial) into factors
fall in line: agree on (a position)
falsify: prove false
fasten on: adopt
favor: consider as the favorite
feel: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
feel: come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
ferret: search and discover through persistent investigation
field: select (a team or individual player) for a game
figure: understand
figure out: find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
filiate: fix the paternity of
flip: react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
float: allow (currencies) to fluctuate
follow: grasp the meaning
follow: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
foot: add a column of numbers
foreordain: foreordain by divine will or decree
foreordain: foreordain or determine beforehand
forget: forget to do something
forget: leave behind unintentionally
format: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
free-associate: associate freely
frown on: look disapprovingly upon
get: reach by calculation
get one's lumps: suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions
get the goods: discover some bad or hidden information about
get the hang: be or become completely proficient or skilled in
give: estimate the duration or outcome of something
glamorize: interpret romantically
go for: intend with some possibility of fulfilment
go over: hold a review (of troops)
go: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
google: search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
grab: capture the attention or imagination of
grade: determine the grade of or assign a grade to
grade: assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
grade: assign a rank or rating to
greet: react to in a certain way
group: arrange into a group or groups
guess: expect, believe, or suppose
guess: guess correctly; solve by guessing
halve: divide by two; divide into halves
hand-pick: pick personally and very carefully
have down: have (something) mastered
have in mind: intend to refer to
have the distinction: be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic
hit the books: learn by reading books
hold: remain committed to
hold: assert or affirm
hold: hold the attention of
hold still for: tolerate or bear
housebreak: train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
hypostatise: construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
idealise: consider or render as ideal
idealise: form ideals
identify: consider to be equal or the same
identify: consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
identify: conceive of as united or associated
identify: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
ignore: be ignorant of or in the dark about
imbibe: receive into the mind and retain
immerse: cause to be immersed
implant: put firmly in the mind
impress: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
impute: attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
include: consider as part of something
inculcate: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
index: adjust through indexation
individualise: make or mark or treat as individual
indoctrinate: teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
induce: reason or establish by induction
infect: affect in a contagious way
infer: believe to be the case
initialise: assign an initial value to a computer program
inspire: fill with revolutionary ideas
integrate: calculate the integral of; calculate by integration
intend: have in mind as a purpose
interiorise: incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
interpret: make sense of a language
interrelate: place into a mutual relationship
introduce: put before (a body)
introspect: reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
intuit: know or grasp by intuition or feeling
invalidate: show to be invalid
involve: occupy or engage the interest of
isolate: separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
jilt: cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
jinx: foredoom to failure
judge: determine the result of (a competition)
jump: bypass
keep note: maintain in the forefront of one's awareness
keep track: keep informed of fully aware
keep: stick to correctly or closely
know: be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
know: know how to do or perform something
know: have fixed in the mind
know: be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
know: perceive as familiar
know: be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
know: know the nature or character of
label: distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
label: distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
lay out: provide a detailed plan or design
lean: rely on for support
learn: be a student of a certain subject
leave: go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
lie low: to try to avoid detection especially by police
like: feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
lipread: interpret by lipreading; of deaf people
literalise: make literal
live over: experience again, often in the imagination
loft: lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
look back: look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
look forward: expect or hope for
look to: turn one's interests or expectations towards
lose track: fail to keep informed or aware
lowball: make a deliberately low estimate
major: have as one's principal field of study
make: calculate as being
make: consider as being
make out: comprehend
map: explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
mapquest: search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program
mean: destine or designate for a certain purpose
measure: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
mind: be concerned with or about something or somebody
minor: have as one's secondary field of study
misbelieve: hold a false or unorthodox belief
miscalculate: judge incorrectly
miscalculate: calculate incorrectly
miscreate: shape or form or make badly
misdate: assign the wrong date to
misgauge: gauge something incorrectly or improperly
misgive: suggest fear or doubt
misidentify: identify incorrectly
misinterpret: interpret wrongly
misjudge: judge incorrectly
misread: read or interpret wrongly
misremember: remember incorrectly
mix up: cause to be perplexed or confounded
monumentalise: record or memorialize lastingly with a monument
muddy: cause to become muddy
multiply: combine by multiplication
mythicise: interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
nag: remind or urge constantly
nail down: define clearly
neglect: fail to attend to
numerate: read out loud as words written numbers
offer: put forward for consideration
outclass: cause to appear in a lower class
overcapitalise: overestimate the market value of
overcapitalise: estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
overestimate: make too high an estimate of
overestimate: assign too high a value to
overreact: show an exaggerated response to something
override: rule against
overrun: run beyond or past
overshoot: aim too high
pace: regulate or set the pace of
parse: analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
pay: bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
perceive: become conscious of
personate: attribute human qualities to something
philosophise: reason philosophically
pick: select carefully from a group
pick over: separate or remove
pigeonhole: treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
pioneer: open up and explore a new area
place: estimate
plan: make plans for something
plat: make a plat of
plot: plan secretly, usually something illegal
plumb: examine thoroughly and in great depth
plumb: measure the depth of something
posit: take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
predetermine: determine beforehand
predispose: make susceptible
prejudge: judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
prejudice: influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
premeditate: consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
premeditate: think or reflect beforehand or in advance
premise: take something as preexisting and given
prepare: undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
presuppose: require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
presuppose: take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
pretermit: disregard intentionally or let pass
price: ascertain or learn the price of
prioritise: assign a priority to
process: perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
project: present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
proof: read for errors
prorate: divide or assess proportionally
prorate: make a proportional settlement or distribution
prospect: explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
prove: prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
prove: obtain probate of
prove oneself: show one's ability or courage
purpose: reach a decision
put out feelers: make some preliminary investigations or test the waters
puzzle over: try to solve
quantise: apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
quantise: approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
quarter: divide by four; divide into quarters
raise: multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
rake up: bring to light
rank: take or have a position relative to others
rate: estimate the value of
ratiocinate: reason methodologically and logically
rationalise away: substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
rationalise: think rationally; employ logic or reason
re-create: form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
re-explore: explore anew
react: show a response or a reaction to something
read: interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
read: to hear and understand
read: look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
read: interpret something that is written or printed
read between the lines: read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
read: obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
read: interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
realise: perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
reappraise: appraise anew
reason: think logically
reassess: revise or renew one's assessment
reattribute: attribute to another source
recalculate: calculate anew
recall: cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
receipt: mark or stamp as paid
receive: accept as true or valid
receive: regard favorably or with disapproval
reclassify: classify anew, change the previous classification
recognise: perceive to be the same
reconcile: accept as inevitable
reconsider: consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
reconsider: consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
recuse: challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
reexamine: look at again; examine again
refer: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
refocus: focus anew
register: enter into someone's consciousness
regroup: reorganize into new groups
reify: consider an abstract concept to be real
reinterpret: assign a new or different meaning to
reject: refuse to accept or acknowledge
relativise: consider or treat as relative
relearn: learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
remember: exercise, or have the power of, memory
remember: recapture the past; indulge in memories
remember: keep in mind for attention or consideration
remind: put in the mind of someone
reminisce: recall the past
reorder: assign a new order to
repress: put out of one's consciousness
reprobate: reject (documents) as invalid
repudiate: refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
reread: read anew; read again
reshape: shape anew or differently
resolve: find the solution
respond: respond favorably or as hoped
retain: keep in one's mind
rethink: change one's mind
retrain: train again
retrain: teach new skills
riddle: set a difficult problem or riddle
riddle: explain a riddle
rivet: hold (someone's attention)
roughhouse: engage in rough or disorderly play
rubberstamp: approve automatically
schedule: plan for an activity or event
scheme: devise a system or form a scheme for
screen: examine methodically
scry: divine by gazing into crystals
seal: decide irrevocably
see: deliberate or decide
seed: distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
sell out: abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain
sell short: underestimate the real value or ability of
sense: comprehend
sense: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
sequence: arrange in a sequence
severalise: distinguish or separate
sex: tell the sex (of young chickens)
shoot: measure the altitude of by using a sextant
shortlist: put someone or something on a short list
sieve: distinguish and separate out
single out: select from a group
sit out: endure to the end
size: sort according to size
skim: read superficially
slack: be inattentive to, or neglect
slate: designate or schedule
slip up: make an error
slip: pass out of one's memory
slot: assign a time slot
source: specify the origin of
spiritualise: give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spot-check: pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
square: raise to the second power
stand: have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
standardise: evaluate by comparing with a standard
stool: react to a decoy, of wildfowl
strike: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
strike a chord: create an emotional response
study: be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
submit: accept or undergo, often unwillingly
subordinate: rank or order as less important or consider of less value
subtilize: mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
superordinate: place in a superior order or rank
surmise: infer from incomplete evidence
surprise: cause to be surprised
survey: make a survey of; for statistical purposes
survey: plot a map of (land)
swallow: believe or accept without questioning or challenge
swallow: keep from expressing
syllogise: reason by syllogisms
synthesise: combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesize: combine and form a synthesis
take a joke: listen to a joke at one's own expense
take back: cause someone to remember the past
take it on the chin: undergo failure or defeat
take lying down: suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
taste: experience briefly
tell: discern or comprehend
test: undergo a test
theologise: make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
theorize: form or construct theories
theorize: construct a theory about
think: have or formulate in the mind
think: be capable of conscious thought
think: dispose the mind in a certain way
think: focus one's attention on a certain state
think: ponder; reflect on, or reason about
think: decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
think about: have on one's mind, think about actively
think of: choose in one's mind
think out: consider carefully and rationally
think the world of: esteem very highly
time: set the speed, duration, or execution of
time: assign a time for an activity or event
toilet-train: train (a small child) to use the toilet
touch: comprehend
treat: regard or consider in a specific way
triangulate: survey by triangulation
triangulate: measure by using trigonometry
truncate: approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
trust: have confidence or faith in
type: identify as belonging to a certain type
underestimate: make too low an estimate of
underestimate: assign too low a value to
understand: know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
undervalue: esteem lightly
unlearn: discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
unlearn: try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
upgrade: rate higher; raise in value or esteem
validate: prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
value: fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
verify: confirm the truth of
walk out: leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
want: wish or demand the presence of
welter: be immersed in
will: determine by choice
wise up: get wise to
wise up: cause someone to become aware of something
work out: be calculated
write off: concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody