meditate (redirected from meditating on)

med·i·tate  (md-tt)

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.

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

b. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

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

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[Latin meditr, meditt-; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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medi·tator n.

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meditate

Verb

[-tating, -tated]

1. to think about something deeply: he meditated on the problem

2. to reflect deeply on spiritual matters

3. to plan, consider, or think of doing something [Latin meditari to reflect upon]

meditative adj
meditator n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	meditate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings bethink - consider or ponder something carefully; "She bethought her of their predicament" cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind wonder, question - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide; "We puzzled over her sudden departure" consider, study - give careful consideration to; "consider the possibility of moving"
	2.	meditate - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" contemplate, study cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

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meditate

verb reflect, think, consider, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, ruminate, cogitate, be in a brown study

meditate on something consider, study, contemplate, ponder, reflect on, mull over, think over, chew over, deliberate on, weigh, turn something over in your mind

Translations

meditate [ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vi → meditar

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meditate [ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vi to meditate (on) → méditer (sur)

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meditate [ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vi → nachdenken;

(Rel) → meditieren

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meditate [ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vi to meditate (on) → meditare (su)