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meditate(dictionary)

meditate (iou)



meditate verb. M16.
[Latin meditat- pa. ppl stem of meditari frequentative from Indo-European stem meaning 'measure': see -ATE3. Cf. METE verb, MODE.]
verb intrans. Exercise the mental faculties in (esp. religious or spiritual) thought or contemplation. (Foll. by on, upon, over.) M16.
R. K. Narayan He has renounced the world; he does nothing but meditate. J. R. Ackerley My study was understood to be private ground where the Great Mind could meditate undisturbed. A. Bell He frequently meditated on the moral qualities of sound diet.
verb trans. Muse over, reflect on; consider, study, ponder. Also, plan by turning over in the mind, conceive mentally, (a thing, to do). L16.
G. Sarton We ought to meditate the immortal words of Pericles. J. Conrad The cat..seemed to meditate a leap. W. S. Churchill The British had remained at Halifax awaiting reinforcements..and meditating their strategy.
b. Fix one's attention on; observe intently or with interest. E18.
meditant adjective & noun (rare) (a) adjective meditating; (b) noun a person who meditates: E17.
meditater noun = meditator E19.
meditatingly adverb meditatively M18.
meditator noun a person who meditates M17.