" pore (over) "

1: to give serious and careful thought to;

  * e.g., " ... the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chew over,

•  cogitate,

•  consider,

•  contemplate,

•  debate,

•  deliberate,

•  entertain,

•  eye,

•  kick around,

•  meditate,

•  mull (over),

•  perpend,

•  ponder,

•  question,

•  revolve,

•  ruminate,

•  study,

•  think (about or over),

•  turn,

•  weigh,

•  wrestle (with)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: to go over and mentally take in the content of;

  * e.g., " ... he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test "

•  Synonyms : 

•  peruse,

•  read

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)