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Synonyms
deliberate
speculate
cogitate
consider
ruminate
purpose
reflect
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meditate
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med
-i-teyt
]
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med·i·tate
/
ˈmɛd
ɪˌteɪt
/
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med
-i-teyt
]
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verb,
-tat·ed,
-tat·ing.
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.
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Origin:
1550–60;
<
Latin
meditātus,
past participle of
meditārī
to meditate, contemplate, plan
Related forms
med·i·tat·ing·ly,
adverb
med·i·ta·tor,
noun
un·med·i·tat·ed,
adjective
un·med·i·tat·ing,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
ponder, muse; ruminate; cogitate, study, think.
3.
contemplate, plan, devise, contrive.
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People who
meditate
regularly appear to undergo changes in parts of the brain that handle perception and attentiveness.
Powers opts to
meditate
on the project of memorializing.
Ideally, the ministers would then
meditate
over the summer on what they have lost-and he could then ask for a final push.
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People who
meditate
regularly appear to undergo changes in parts of the brain that handle perception and attentiveness.
Powers opts to
meditate
on the project of memorializing.
Ideally, the ministers would then
meditate
over the summer on what they have lost-and he could then ask for a final push.
People who
meditate
regularly feel an enviable sense of calm.
When you
meditate
you usually awaken a larger part of body than you intended with these subtle sensations.
With a few weeks to go, she was troubled by her inability to
meditate
.
One student does not
meditate
but acts as timekeeper.
Some people who are posting here need to calm down and
meditate
.
People who
meditate
tend to have more prophetic dreams.
Give it a spin, and then
meditate
a bit on the sounds of gaming yet to come.
Individual students remain free to bow their heads and pray or
meditate
in their own unobtrusive.
He will have sterner sacrifices on which to
meditate
during his long weekends.
If you have ever tried to
meditate
you may have had my problem: no mantra.
Gentile was not there to catch a glimpse of his favorite rocker or to
meditate
on music.
Some take a moment to
meditate
before beginning work.
Proponents say that students who
meditate
daily are calmer, less distracted and less stressed and less prone to violent behavior.
So imagine, then, the neurologic conflict that comes from sitting at a computer and trying to
meditate
.
Half were given health instruction but did not
meditate
.
His face looked blank but tough, as if he were trying to
meditate
his way through pain.
But the peace of the ashrams, where residents
meditate
and seek what a.
Giacalone said the fortuneteller charged for various supplies: wax molds of her to
meditate
over, beeswax candles, holy oil.
COLLAPSE
Collins
World English Dictionary
meditate
(ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt)
—
vb
1.
(
intr;
foll by
on
or
upon
) to think about something deeply
2.
(
intr
) to reflect deeply on spiritual matters, esp as a religious act:
I make space to meditate every day
3.
(
tr
) to plan, consider, or think of doing (something)
[C16: from Latin
meditārī
to reflect upon]
'meditative
—
adj
'meditatively
—
adv
'meditativeness
—
n
'meditator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
meditate
c.1580, to ponder, from L. meditat-, pp. stem of meditari (see
meditation
). Related: Meditating.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"Man himself is an enigma in motion; his questions never stay asked; whereas the mold, the footprint, and by natural extension, the statue itself, like the vaults, the arches, the temples with which man records his own passing, remain immobile and fix a moment of man's life, upon which one might endlessly
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