meditate vs chew over

meditate and chew over both are verbs.

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

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

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

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