reflect

(v) manifest or bring back
- This action reflects his true beliefs
(v) reflect deeply on a subject
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
chew over, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, think over, excogitate, ruminate, speculate, contemplate,
(v) to throw or bend back (from a surface)
- Sound is reflected well in this auditorium
reverberate,
(v) be bright by reflecting or casting light
- Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
shine,
(v) show an image of
- her sunglasses reflected his image
(v) give evidence of a certain behavior
- His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him
(v) give evidence of the quality of
- The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student

chew over meditate mull mull over muse ponder think over excogitate ruminate speculate contemplate reverberate shine

reflex

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