perpend[verb]Synonyms: consider, contemplate, excogitate, mind, ponder, study, think (out
or over), weigh
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
perpend verb trans. & intrans. [pǝ'pɛnd] arch. LME.[Latin perpendere weigh exactly, consider, formed as PER-1 + pendere weigh.]Weigh (a thing) mentally, ponder, consider (a thing).
■ J. Buchan He retired to the inn..to..perpend the situation. ■ R. Adams I should have to perpend before lashing out on something..much dearer. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲