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med·i·tate

   [med-i-teyt] 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.
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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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meditate
c.1580, to ponder, from L. meditat-, pp. stem of meditari (see meditation). Related: Meditating.
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