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meditate
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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.

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

medi·tator n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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"
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"

meditate
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] vimeditar
meditate [ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vi to meditate (on) → méditer (sur)
meditate [ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vinachdenken;
(Rel) → meditieren
meditate [ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vi to meditate (on) → meditare (su)

meditate
v meditate [ˈmediteit]
1 to think deeply He was meditating on his troubles.mediteer, nadinkيَتَأمَّل، يُفَكِّر مليّاًзамислям сеuvažovatgrublenachsinnenσυλλογίζομαιmeditar, reflexionarmõtisklemaتفکر کردنmietiskelläréfléchirלְהַרהֵרतपस्या करनाpromišljati, razmišljatielmélkedikmerenungkaníhugameditare, riflettere熟考する숙고하다(ap)mąstyti, (ap)galvotiapcerētmerenungkanpeinzenmeditere, gruble/spekulere (over)rozmyślaćmeditara medita/a reflecta (la)размышлятьuvažovaťpremišljevatiduboko razmišljatifundera, grubblaครุ่นคิดderin derin düşünmek深思міркувати; роздумуватиسوچ میں ڈوبا ہوناtrầm tư
2 to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought He meditates twice a day.mediteerيَسْتَغْرِق في التَّأمُّلмедитирамmeditovatmediteremeditierenδιαλογίζομαιmeditarmediteerimaعبادت کردنharjoittaa mietiskelyäméditerלַעֲשוֹת מֶדִיטַציָה(परिणाम या कार्यसिद्धि आदि में) साधन बननाmeditiratimeditálsamadi, bermeditasihugleiðameditare黙想する묵상하다, 명상하다medituotimeditētbermeditasimediterenmeditereoddawać się medytacjifazer meditaçãoa meditaмедитироватьmeditovaťmeditiratimeditiratimediteraทำสมาธิtefekküre/düşünceye dalmak反省займатися медитацієюاستغراق میں ہوناthiền
n ˌmediˈtation
meditasieتأمُّل، تَفْكير عَميقмедитацияmeditacegrublen; mediterentiefes Nachdenkenδιαλογισμός, περισυλλογήmeditaciónmõtisklusتفکرmietiskelyméditationמֶדִיטַציָהसाधनाrazmišljanje, meditacijameditáció; elmélkedésmeditasiíhugun, hugleiðingmeditazione黙想숙고, 묵상, 명상apmąstymas, meditacijameditācija; apceremeditasimeditatiemeditasjon, mediteringmedytacjameditaçãomeditaţieразмышлениеmeditáciapremišljevanjemeditacijameditation, funderande, grubbelการทำสมาธิtefekkür深思медитаціяاستغراقsự trầm tư; sự thiền
adj ˈmeditative [-tətiv, (American ) -teitiv]
thoughtful a meditative mood.meditatiefتأمُّلي، ميّال إلى التأمُّلсъзерцателенhloubavýeftertænksomnachdenklichσκεφτικός, συλλογισμένοςmeditativo, pensativomõtlikتفکریmietiskeleväméditatifנוֹטֶה לְהִרהוּרִיםसोचने में मग्नzamišljen, utonuo u mislielmélkedőpenuh renunganíhugullpensieroso黙想にふける명상에 잠기는, 사색적인susimąstęs, mąslus, kontempliatyvusdomīgs; apcerīgspenuh renunganpeinzendi dype tanker; spekulativkontemplacyjnypensativomeditativзадумчивыйhĺbavýrazmišljujočmeditativanmeditativ, tankfullซึ่งไตร่ตรองdüşüncelere dalmış愛思考的споглядальний; замисленийغور کرنے والاtrầm ngâm
adv ˈmeditatively
meditatiefتأمليّاًсъзерцателноhloubavěeftertænksomtnachdenklichσκεφτικάpensativamentemõtlikultمتفکرانهmietiskellend'un air méditatifשָׁקוּע בְּהִרהוּרִיםचिन्तनशीलzamišljenoelmélkedőendengan renunganíhugull/íbygginn á svipcon aria meditativa/pensierosa黙想にふけって명상에 잠겨mąsliaidomīgi; apcerīgidengan penuh renunganpeinzendettertenksomtkontemplacyjniepensativamentecu un aer meditativзадумчивоhĺbavorazmišljujočemeditativnomeditativt, tankfulltอย่างไตร่ตรองdüşünceli düşünceli沈思地замисленоمحویت، انہماکی سےmột cách trầm ngâm

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