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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deliberated}; p. pr & vb n. {Deliberating}.] To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon to ponder; as to deliberate a question. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. i. To take counsel with one's self to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on upon about concerning. The woman that deliberates is lost. --Addison. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, a. [L. deliberatus p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See {Librate}.] 1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as a deliberate judge or counselor. ``These deliberate fools.'' --Shak. 2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result. Settled visage and deliberate word --Shak. 3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. --Hooker. His enunciation was so deliberate. --W. Wirt. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deliberate adj 1: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: {intentional}, {knowing}, {willful}, {wilful}] 2: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: {careful}, {measured}] 3: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: {studied}] [ant: {unstudied}] 4: marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision" 5: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [syn: {calculated}, {measured}] v 1: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike" [syn: {consider}, {debate}, {moot}, {turn over}] 2: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: {debate}] 3: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon turn over in one's mind [syn: {cogitate}]
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