chew over vs meditate

chew over and meditate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chew over	No	No	Yes	No
meditate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, chew over and meditate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of chew over include contemplate, excogitate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over.

chew over (verb)	meditate (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	reflect deeply on a subject
	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes