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med⋅i⋅tate

  [med-i-teyt] verb, -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
2. to engage in transcendental meditation, devout religious contemplation, or quiescent spiritual introspection.
–verb (used with object)
3. to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose: to meditate revenge.
Origin:
1550–60; < L meditātus, ptp. of meditārī to meditate, contemplate, plan

Related forms:
med⋅i⋅tat⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
med⋅i⋅ta⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. ponder, muse; ruminate; cogitate, study, think. 3. contemplate, plan, devise, contrive.
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med·i·tate   (měd'ĭ-tāt')   
v.   med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing, med·i·tates

v.   tr.

  1. To reflect on; contemplate.

  2. To plan in the mind; intend: meditated a visit to her daughter.

v.   intr.

    1. Buddhism & Hinduism To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object.

    2. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

  2. To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner.


[Latin meditārī, meditāt-; see med- in Indo-European roots.]
med'i·ta'tor n.
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