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deliberate — de·lib·er·ate 1 /di li bə ˌrāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to think about and weigh or discuss issues and decisions carefully the jury retired to deliberate vt: to think about or evaluate de·lib·er·ate 2 /di li bə rət/ adj … Law dictionary
deliberate — adj 1 willful, intentional, *voluntary, willing Analogous words: purposed, intended (see INTEND): conscious, cognizant, *aware: mortal, *deadly Antonyms: impulsive Contrasted words: inadvertent, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Thought suppression — Thought suppression, the process of deliberately trying to stop thinking about certain thoughts (Wegner, 1989), is associated with obsessive compulsive disorder, in which a sufferer will repeatedly (usually unsuccessfully) attempt to prevent or… … Wikipedia
deliberate — [adj] intentional advised, aforethought, calculated, careful, cautious, coldblooded, conscious, considered, cut and dried*, designed, designful, done on purpose, express, fixed, intended, judged, meticulous, planned, pondered, prearranged,… … New thesaurus
deliberate — [di lib′ər it; ] for v. [, di lib′ərāt΄] adj. [ME < L deliberatus, pp. of deliberare, to consider, weigh well < de , intens. + librare, to weigh < libra, a scales] 1. carefully thought out and formed, or done on purpose; premeditated 2.… … English World dictionary
thought-out — index deliberate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
deliberate — de|lib|e|rate1 [dıˈlıbərıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: deliberatus, past participle of deliberare to weigh in the mind , from libra balance ] 1.) intended or planned ≠ ↑unintentional = ↑intentional ▪ a deliberate attempt to humiliate… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deliberate — 1 adjective 1 intended or planned, and not happening accidentally: a deliberate act of disobedience 2 deliberate speech, thought, or movement is slow and careful: He began working in his usual deliberate and meticulous manner. deliberateness noun … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Thought — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Thought >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 thought thought Sgm: N 1 exercitation of the intellect exercitation of the intellect exercise of the intellect Sgm: N 1 intellection intellection Sgm: N 1 reflection reflection… … English dictionary for students
thought — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Mental activity Nouns 1. thought, thoughtfulness; reflection, cogitation, consideration, meditation, study, lucubration, speculation, deliberation, pondering; head work, brainwork; cerebration; deep… … English dictionary for students
