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meditate


  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Meditate  \Med"i*tate\,  v.  i.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Meditated};  p.  pr  & 
  vb  n.  {Meditating}.]  [L.  meditatus  p.  p.  of  meditari  to 
  meditate;  cf  Gr  ?  to  learn,  E.  mind.] 
  To  keep  the  mind  in  a  state  of  contemplation;  to  dwell  on 
  anything  in  thought;  to  think  seriously;  to  muse;  to 
  cogitate;  to  reflect.  --Jer.  Taylor. 
 
  In  his  law  doth  he  meditate  day  and  night.  --Ps.  i.  2. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Meditate  \Med"i*tate\,  v.  t. 
  1.  To  contemplate;  to  keep  the  mind  fixed  upon  to  study. 
  ``Blessed  is  the  man  that  doth  meditate  good  things.'' 
  --Ecclus.  xiv.  20. 
 
  2.  To  purpose;  to  intend;  to  design;  to  plan  by  revolving  in 
  the  mind;  as  to  meditate  a  war. 
 
  I  meditate  to  pass  the  remainder  of  life  in  a  state 
  of  undisturbed  repose.  --Washington. 
 
  Syn:  To  consider;  ponder;  weigh;  revolve;  study. 
 
  Usage:  To  {Meditate},  {Contemplate},  {Intend}.  We  meditate  a 
  design  when  we  are  looking  out  or  waiting  for  the 
  means  of  its  accomplishment;  we  contemplate  it  when 
  the  means  are  at  hand,  and  our  decision  is  nearly  or 
  quite  made  To  intend  is  stronger,  implying  that  we 
  have  decided  to  act  when  an  opportunity  may  offer.  A 
  general  meditates  an  attack  upon  the  enemy;  he 
  contemplates  or  intends  undertaking  it  at  the  earliest 
  convenient  season. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  meditate 
  v  1:  think  about  at  length  and  in  depth;  "I  mulled  over  the 
  events  of  the  afternoon"  [syn:  {chew  over},  {think  over}, 
  {ponder},  {contemplate},  {muse},  {reflect},  {mull},  {mull 
  over},  {ruminate},  {speculate}] 
  2:  think  intently  and  at  length,  as  for  spiritual  purposes;  "He 
  is  meditating  in  his  study"  [syn:  {study},  {contemplate}] 




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