Difference between Contemplate and Mull

CONTEMPLATE vs MULL: NOUN

A soft thin muslin used in dresses and for trimmings.
A term used in Scottish names of promontories
An island in western Scotland in the Inner Hebrides
Dust; rubbish; dirt.
Soft, crumbling soil.
[⟨ mull, verb, 3.] A muddle; a mess; a failure: applied to anything that is involved or confused through mismanagement.
A cape or promontory: as, the mull of Galloway; the mull of Kintyre.
A dialectal (Scotch) form of mill.
A stew of meat (chicken, goat, dove, pork, etc.), broth, milk, butter, vegetables, and seasonings, thickened with soda crackers.
Compare muley. Satyr against Hypocrites (1689).
A thin, soft kind of muslin used for dresses, trimmings, etc.: known as India mull, French mull, etc. Also mulmul, mullmull.
A thin, soft kind of muslin.
Marijuana that has been chopped to prepare it for smoking.
A thin, soft muslin.
A promontory.
A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.
An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger.
Dirt; rubbish.
The gauze used in bookbinding to adhere a text block to a book's cover.

To think about something in a concentrated manner or for an extended period of time. To think deeply about something; to ponder or consider.
To consider as a possibility.
Look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
Reflect deeply on a subject
Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
Consider as a possibility

To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to look forward to; to purpose; to intend.
To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.

Observe deep in thought
Look at thoughtfully
To think studiously; study; muse; meditate; consider deliberately.
To regard; consider.
To consider or have in view, as a future act or event; intend.
To consider with continued attention; reflect upon; ponder; study; meditate on.
To view, look at, or observe with continued attention.
Synonyms To consider, meditate upon, muse upon, reflect upon, ponder; dwell upon, think about. To design, plan, purpose.

In leather manufacturing, to soften.
To work continuously at anything without making much progress; toil steadily and accomplish little; moil.
To stir; bustle; make a stir.
To boil or stew.
To heat and spice for drinking, as ale, wine, or the like; especially, to make into a warm drink, sweetened and spiced.
To rain softly.
To confuse; mix up; muddle; make a mess of.
To rub, squeeze, or bruise.
To reduce to dust; break into small pieces; crumb.

Envision, Envisage, Imagine, Consider, Think over, Chew over, Mull over, Study, Muse, Reflect, Meditate, Speculate, Ruminate, Mull, Ponder

Study, Think, Weigh, Discuss, Consider, Think over, Mull over, Chew over, Reflect, Meditate, Muse, Speculate, Ruminate, Contemplate, Ponder

Explore, Foresee, Envisage, Imagine, Consider, Think over, Chew over, Study, Muse, Reflect, Meditate, Speculate, Ruminate, Mull, Ponder

Humus, Study, Think, Weigh, Discuss, Consider, Think over, Chew over, Reflect, Meditate, Muse, Speculate, Ruminate, Contemplate, Ponder

Instead, take the time to contemplate your answer.
Legislature seriously would contemplate adopting such a system.
Italian legal system does not contemplate this composition.
September, refused to contemplate the possibility of withdrawal.
This case does not contemplate child pornography, period.
Americans could hardly contemplate this level of sacrifice.
Crosby, however, seldom bothers to contemplate his future.
Howard steadfastly refused to contemplate an official apology.
Always contemplate on the fundamental principle of life.
If you contemplate at ease, you are a Bodhisattva; if you do not contemplate at ease, you are an ordinary person.