med·i·tate (m d  -t t )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 medit r , meditt-; see med- in Indo-European roots.]med i·tator n. |
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
3. (tr) to plan, consider, or think of doing (something)
[from Latin meditārī to reflect upon]
meditative adj
meditatively adv
meditativeness n
meditator n
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| 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" |
| 2. | meditate - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study" |
meditate
verb reflect, think, consider, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, ruminate, cogitate, be in a brown study I was meditating, and reached a higher state of consciousness.
meditate on something consider, study, contemplate, ponder, reflect on, mull over, think over, chew over, deliberate on, weigh, turn something over in your mind He meditated on the problem.
Translations
meditate [ˈmedɪteɪt]
A. VI (= think) → reflexionar, meditar (on sobre) (spiritually) → meditar
B. VT → meditar
meditate
meditate [ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt]
meditate [ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt]
1. vi to meditate (on or about) → meditare (su)
2. vt → meditare
meditate [ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt]
1. vi to meditate (on or about) → meditare (su)
2. vt → meditare
v meditate [ˈmediteit]
1 to think deeply He was meditating on his troubles. mediteer, nadink يَتَأمَّل، يُفَكِّر مليّاً замислям се uvažovat gruble nachsinnen συλλογίζομαι meditar, reflexionar mõtisklema تفکر کردن mietiskellä réfléchir לְהַרהֵר तपस्या करना promišljati, razmišljati elmélkedik merenungkan íhuga meditare, riflettere 熟考する 숙고하다 (ap)mąstyti, (ap)galvoti apcerēt merenungkan peinzen meditere, gruble/spekulere (over) rozmyślać meditar a medita/a reflecta (la) размышлять uvažovať premišljevati duboko razmišljati fundera, grubbla ครุ่นคิด derin derin düşünmek 深思 міркувати; роздумувати سوچ میں ڈوبا ہونا trầm tư 深思
2 to spend short, regular periods in deep (especially religious) thought He meditates twice a day. mediteer يَسْتَغْرِق في التَّأمُّل медитирам meditovat meditere meditieren διαλογίζομαι meditar mediteerima عبادت کردن harjoittaa mietiskelyä méditer לַעֲשוֹת מֶדִיטַציָה (परिणाम या कार्यसिद्धि आदि में) साधन बनना meditirati meditál samadi, bermeditasi hugleiða meditare 黙想する 명상하다 medituoti meditēt bermeditasi mediteren meditere oddawać się medytacji fazer meditação a medita медитировать meditovať meditirati meditirati meditera ทำสมาธิ tefekküre/düşünceye dalmak 反省 займатися медитацією استغراق میں ہونا thiền 反省
n mediˈtation
meditasie تأمُّل، تَفْكير عَميق медитация meditace grublen; mediteren tiefes Nachdenken διαλογισμός, περισυλλογή meditación mõtisklus تفکر mietiskely méditation מֶדִיטַציָה साधना razmišljanje, meditacija meditáció; elmélkedés meditasi íhugun, hugleiðing meditazione 黙想 숙고, 묵상, 명상 apmąstymas, meditacija meditācija; apcere meditasi meditatie meditasjon, meditering medytacja meditação meditaţie размышление meditácia premišljevanje meditacija meditation, funderande, grubbel การทำสมาธิ tefekkür 深思 медитація استغراق sự trầm tư; sự thiền 深思
adj meditative [-tətiv, (American ) -teitiv]
thoughtful a meditative mood. meditatief تأمُّلي، ميّال إلى التأمُّل съзерцателен hloubavý eftertænksom nachdenklich σκεφτικός, συλλογισμένος meditativo, pensativo mõtlik تفکری mietiskelevä méditatif נוֹטֶה לְהִרהוּרִים सोचने में मग्न zamišljen, utonuo u misli elmélkedő penuh renungan íhugull pensieroso 黙想にふける 명상적인 susimąstęs, mąslus, kontempliatyvus domīgs; apcerīgs penuh renungan peinzend i dype tanker; spekulativ kontemplacyjny pensativo meditativ задумчивый hĺbavý razmišljujoč meditativan meditativ, tankfull ซึ่งไตร่ตรอง düşüncelere dalmış 愛思考的 споглядальний; замислений غور کرنے والا trầm ngâm 爱思考的
adv meditatively
meditatief تأمليّاً съзерцателно hloubavě eftertænksomt nachdenklich σκεφτικά pensativamente mõtlikult متفکرانه mietiskellen d'un air méditatif שָׁקוּע בְּהִרהוּרִים चिन्तनशील zamišljeno elmélkedően dengan renungan íhugull/íbygginn á svip con aria meditativa/pensierosa 黙想にふけって 명상에 잠겨 mąsliai domīgi; apcerīgi dengan penuh renungan peinzend ettertenksomt kontemplacyjnie pensativamente cu un aer meditativ задумчиво hĺbavo razmišljujoče meditativno meditativt, tankfullt อย่างไตร่ตรอง düşünceli düşünceli 沈思地 замислено محویت، انہماکی سے một cách trầm ngâm 沉思地
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