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muse

/ muse /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the source of an artist''s inspiration
"Euterpe was his muse"
Type of:
source seed germ
Derived:
chew over think over meditate ponder excogitate
noun Sense 2
in ancient Greek mythology any of 9 daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne; protector of an art or science
Type of:
Greek deity
Kinds of:
Calliope Clio Erato Euterpe Melpomene
verb Sense 3
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"
Type of:
think cogitate cerebrate
Kinds of:
premeditate theologize theologise introspect bethink
Derived:
meditation speculation contemplation reflection reflexion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
27
Times Searched
5
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source seed germ Greek deity Calliope Clio Erato Euterpe Melpomene think cogitate cerebrate