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31meditate — I. v. a. 1. Plan, contrive, devise, scheme, concoct, intend, purpose, design. 2. Contemplate, study, chew, ruminate, think on, reflect upon, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, dwell intently upon, chew the cud upon. II. v. n. Muse,… …
32meditate — v 1. devise, contrive, machinate, cabal, plan, scheme, plot, design, Obs. intrigue, Obs. consult; frame, concoct, invent, brew, hatch; purpose, aim, project, destine, intend, mean, have in view; conceive, think up, imagine, fancy, have ideas… …
33meditate — med·i·tate …
34meditate — verb Syn: contemplate, think, consider, ponder, muse, reflect, deliberate, ruminate, brood, mull over …
35meditate — [ˈmedɪˌteɪt] verb [I] to make your mind empty in order to relax, or as a religious exercise meditation [ˌmedɪˈteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
36meditate — med•i•tate [[t]ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt[/t]] v. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to engage in thought or contemplation 2) to plan in the mind; intend • Etymology: 1550–60; < L meditātus, ptp. of meditārī to contemplate, plan …
37meditate — Nalu, no ono o pono. Also: ho okuano o, wae, waewae …
38meditate — v. 1 intr. a exercise the mind in (esp. religious) contemplation. b (usu. foll. by on, upon) focus on a subject in this manner. 2 tr. plan mentally; design. Derivatives: meditation n. meditator n. Etymology: L meditari contemplate …
39contemplate, meditate — These words mean to think about, to look at with attention. Both words apply to stages of consideration in which a decision to act or not to act is thought about. Meditate involves deeper thought and a more serious purpose than does contemplate.… …
40morbidly meditate — index brood Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
