meditate

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
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

meditate

c.1580, to ponder, from L. meditat-, pp. stem of meditari (see meditation). Related: Meditating.

Example sentences

Meditate on advice received from others to make fantasies come true.

We don't necessarily need the ivory tower and the moment of complete stillness

in order to meditate about such things.

Some patients with bipolar disorder pray and meditate more than others.

The right-side insula apparently thickens in people who regularly meditate.

Enjoy Dictionary.com ad-free! Learn more

meditation ponder pore premeditated speculate wonder

Matching Quote

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the
scornful.
But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he
meditate day and night.
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that
bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

-unknown author

meditate

med·i·tate