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de⋅lib⋅er⋅ate

  [adj. di-lib-er-it; v. di-lib-uh-reyt] adjective, verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
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–adjective
1. carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
2. characterized by deliberation; careful or slow in deciding: a deliberate decision.
3. leisurely and steady in movement or action; slow and even; unhurried: a deliberate step.
–verb (used with object)
4. to weigh in the mind; consider: to deliberate a question.
–verb (used without object)
5. to think carefully or attentively; reflect: She deliberated for a long time before giving her decision.
6. to consult or confer formally: The jury deliberated for three hours.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L dēlīberātus (ptp. of dēlīberāre to consider), equiv. to dē- de- + līber(āre) to balance, weigh (deriv. of lībra balance, scales) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
de⋅lib⋅er⋅ate⋅ly, adverb
de⋅lib⋅er⋅ate⋅ness, noun
de⋅lib⋅er⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. purposeful; willful. Deliberate, intentional, premeditated, voluntary refer to something not happening by chance. Deliberate is applied to what is done not hastily but with full realization of what one is doing: a deliberate attempt to evade justice. Intentional is applied to what is definitely intended or done on purpose: an intended omission. Premeditated is applied to what has been planned in advance: a premeditated crime. Voluntary is applied to what is done by a definite exercise of the will and not because of outward pressures: a voluntary enlistment. 2. methodical, thoughtful, circumspect, cautious. 3. See slow. 4. ponder. 5. cogitate, ruminate.

Antonyms:
1. accidental. 2. impulsive, precipitate.
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de·lib·er·ate   (dĭ-lĭb'ər-ĭt)   
adj.  
  1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional: mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.
  2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration: a deliberate decision. See Synonyms at voluntary.
  3. Unhurried in action, movement, or manner, as if trying to avoid error: moved at a deliberate pace. See Synonyms at slow.
v.   (-ə-rāt') de·lib·er·at·ed, de·lib·er·at·ing, de·lib·er·ates

v.   intr.
  1. To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.
  2. To consult with another or others in a process of reaching a decision.
v.   tr.
To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.

[Latin dēlīberātus, past participle of dēlīberāre, to consider, weigh : dē-, de- + lībrāre, to balance (from lībra, a balance, scales).]
de·lib'er·ate·ly adv., de·lib'er·ate·ness n.
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Deliberately

De*lib"er*ate*ly\, adv. With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : deliberately
Spanish: deliberadamente, a propósito,
German: absichtlich,
Japanese: わざと
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