reflect

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. throw back, cast back, mirror, imitate, reproduce, echo; meditate, ponder, muse, ruminate. See thought, light, disapprobation, copy.

II

(Roget's IV) v.

1. [To contemplate]

Syn. speculate, muse, ponder, consider; see consider 3 , think 1 .

2. [To throw back]

Syn. echo, reecho, repeat, match, take after, return, resonate, reverberate, resound, copy, reproduce, reply, repercuss, be resonant, emulate, imitate, follow, catch, rebound; see also bounce 1 , sound 1 .

3. [To throw back an image]

Syn. mirror, shine, reproduce, show up on, flash, glare, give back, cast back, return, give forth.

4. [To make apparent]

Syn. show, indicate, reveal, exhibit; see display 1 .

5. [To bring discredit]

Syn. cast blame on, dishonor, disgrace; see depreciate 2 , disgrace .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.

1. throw back mirror, echo, reverberate, rebound, resonate, repercuss, resound, return.

2. consider think, contemplate, ponder, ruminate, deliberate, weigh, meditate, cogitate, muse.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To send back the sound of: echo, rebound, reecho, repeat, resound, reverberate. See SOUNDS. 2. To send back or form an image of: image, mirror. See SHOW. 3. To copy (another) slavishly: echo, image, imitate, mimic, mirror, parrot, repeat. See SAME. 4. To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse1, ponder, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See THOUGHTS. 5. To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments: cerebrate, cogitate, deliberate, ratiocinate, speculate, think. Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head. See THOUGHTS.