conjecture, theorize, size up, open, synthesize, consider, systematize, contextualize, integrate, broaden, philosophize, conceptualize, form (a concept), hypothesize, postulate, posit, hold (multiple viewpoints), widen (one's lens), expand (one's frame of reference), zoom out, take into consideration, draw on/from, elaborate on

distill, select, pull out, gather, filter, steep, pick out, collect, sift through, puzzle out, cull, exhaust, weed out, choose, pluck, draw from, base on, narrow down

unlock, absorb, take in, realize, ascertain, come away with, pinpoint, conceptualize, grasp (an idea), make sense of, catch on, crack the code, set something apart, comprehend, get the picture

fit, frame, conceive, attribute, emphasize, size up, dub, synthesize, decipher, reframe, translate, interpret, reinterpret, conceptualize, construe, process (information), form a perspective, chalk up, treat (a challenge as trivial)

separate, tease apart, probe, analyze, inspect, untangle, parse, dissect, break something down, take something apart, break something apart, unravel, unscramble, sieve through

shape, infer, size up, piece together, synthesize, deliberate, consider, puzzle out, contextualize, look into, reorient, postulate, process (information), sort out (impressions), orient (one's approach), figure in/out, think over, put together, put forth (a theory), run through/over, reinterpret (facts/events)

analyze, weigh, figure, infer, rule out, assess, deliberate, consider, reason, judge, eliminate, exhaust, interpret, deduce, reinterpret, narrow down, figure in/out, calculate (risk/benefits), think, reckon, allow for (a margin of error)