What does it mean to `Muse through a document"? [closed]
I remember I learned this word "muse" while listening to a vocabulary builder audiobook.
I believe it meant "to go through a document very carefully".
I tried to google the meaning of the word but I could not find anything except "a person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist.".
I also have used this word in several emails (I emailed: "I will reply soon after musing through the document"). I feel like this is not the spelling of the word or I heard something wrong.
Is there another word that expresses that someone is reading a document very carefully and with attention?
When used with an object and in conjunction with the preposition "through" like it is there, the verb "muse" is used to mean "meditate upon" or "comment or ruminate thoughtfully on."
Examples of this usage from published works:
"A huge bull mused through the assembly of cows and heifers."
-Son of Adam by Frederick Manfred, pg. 250
"He mused though a stack of invoices on his desk..."
-Straight Through the Night by Edward Allen, pg. 101
"I stood for a long time looking at the razorlike weapon in my hand, while Dart mused through his arsenal..."
-Through the Lens" by Morrell Massey, pg. 23
As in:
With the document in hand, he [mused] reflected upon it deeply, considering all of its ramifications
muse Vocabulary.com
to reflect upon deeply
You can't muse in five seconds. People muse on certain ideas for years. Muse can also refer to thinking deeply. If you muse on or about something, you're giving it serious thought.
Alternatives to “muse” as a verb include read carefully, read thoughtfully, analyze, and so forth.
The use of muse as a verb has, to me, a connotation of creative rumination rather than analysis or rational judgment, perhaps because the word is usually used as a noun to refer to an inspirational person in the life of a creative artist.
For example, Camille Claudel was Auguste Rodin’s “muse and mistress.” http://www.musee-rodin.fr/en/resources/educational-files/rodin-and-camille-claudel#muse