per·pend (p r-p nd )v. per·pend·ed, per·pend·ing, per·pends v.tr. To consider carefully; ponder. v.intr. To be attentive; reflect. [Latin perpendere : per-, per- + pendere, to weigh; see (s)pen- in Indo-European roots.] |
perpend1, perpent
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a large stone that passes through a wall from one side to the other Also called parpend perpend stone
[from Old French parpain, of uncertain origin]
perpend2
vb
an archaic word for ponder
[from Latin perpendere to examine, from per- (thoroughly) + pendere to weigh]
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