bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation | weed out unwanted or unnecessary things |
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments | remove irrational quantities from |
judge or regard; look upon; judge | think rationally; employ logic or reason |
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning |
expect, believe, or suppose | structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results |
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 | |