weed out unwanted or unnecessary things | bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation |
remove irrational quantities from | use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments |
think rationally; employ logic or reason | judge or regard; look upon; judge |
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection |
structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results | expect, believe, or suppose |
| have in mind as a purpose |
| be capable of conscious thought |
| focus one's attention on a certain state |
| decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting |
| ponder; reflect on, or reason about |
| have or formulate in the mind |
| dispose the mind in a certain way |
| imagine or visualize |