meditate

med·i·tate

 (mĕd′ĭ-tāt′)

v. med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing, med·i·tates

v.intr.

1.

a. To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object, especially as a form of religious practice in Buddhism or Hinduism.

b. To engage in focused thought on scriptural passages or on particular doctrines or mysteries of a religion, especially Christianity.

c. To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.

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

v.tr.

1. To engage in meditation regarding (a religious mystery, for example).

2. To plan in the mind; intend: "Are you really serious in meditating a dance at Netherfield?" (Jane Austen).

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[Latin meditārī, meditāt-; see med- in Indo-European roots.]

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med′i·ta′tor n.

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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: I make space to meditate every day.

3. (tr) to plan, consider, or think of doing (something)

[C16: from Latin meditārī to reflect upon]

ˈmeditative adj

ˈmeditatively adv

ˈmeditativeness n

ˈmediˌtator n

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med•i•tate

(ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt)

v. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. v.i.

1. to engage in thought or contemplation.

v.t.

2. to plan in the mind; intend.

[1550–60; < Latin meditātus, past participle of meditārī to contemplate, plan]

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meditate

Past participle: meditated
Gerund: meditating

Imperative

meditate

meditate

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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 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.

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meditate

verb

To think or think about carefully and at length:

chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh.

Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain.

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Translations

يَتَأمَّل، يُفَكِّر مليّاًيَسْتَغْرِق في التَّأمُّل

meditovatuvažovat

grublemeditere

meditierennachsinnen

cavarmeditar

méditerréfléchirsonger

meditál

hugleiîaíhuga

meditaremeditativomeditazione

kontempliatyvusmąsliaimąslusmeditacijamedituoti

apcerētmeditēt

gruble overmediterespekulere over

созерцать

meditovať

derin derin düşünmektefekküre/düşünceye dalmak

冥想沉思深思

meditate

[ˈmedɪteɪt]

A. VI (= think) → reflexionar, meditar (on sobre) (spiritually) → meditar

B. VT → meditar

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meditate

[ˈmɛdɪteɪt] vi → méditer
to meditate on sth → méditer sur qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

meditate

vt to meditate revenge → auf Rache sinnen (liter)

vi → nachdenken (→ upon, on über +acc); (Rel, Philos) → meditieren

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meditate

[ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt]

1. vi to meditate (on or about) → meditare (su)

2. vt → meditare

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meditate

(ˈmediteit) verb

1. to think deeply. He was meditating on his troubles. mediteer, nadink يَتَأمَّل، يُفَكِّر مليّاً замислям се meditar uvažovat nachsinnen gruble συλλογίζομαιmeditar, 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 peinzenmeditere, gruble/spekulere rozmyślać فكر كول 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 fazer meditação meditovat meditieren meditere διαλογίζομαιmeditar mediteerima عبادت کردن meditoida méditer לַעֲשוֹת מֶדִיטַציָה (परिणाम या कार्यसिद्धि आदि में) साधन बनना meditirati meditál samadi, bermeditasi hugleiða meditare 黙想する 명상하다 medituoti meditēt bermeditasi mediterenmeditere oddawać się medytacji عبادت كول fazer meditação a medita медитировать meditovať meditirati meditirati meditera ทำสมาธิ tefekküre/düşünceye dalmak 靜坐冥想 займатися медитацією استغراق میں ہونا thiền 沉思，冥想

ˌmediˈtation noun

meditasie تأمُّل، تَفْكير عَميق медитация meditação meditace tiefes Nachdenken grublen; mediteren διαλογισμός, περισυλλογήmeditación mõtisklus تفکر mietiskely méditationמדיטציה साधना razmišljanje, meditacija meditáció; elmélkedés meditasi íhugun, hugleiðing meditazione 黙想 명상 apmąstymas, meditacija meditācija; apcere meditasi meditatiemeditasjon, mediteringmedytacja فكر او انديښنه meditação meditaţie размышление meditácia premišljevanje meditacija meditation, funderande, grubbel การทำสมาธิ tefekkür 深思，靜坐冥想 медитація استغراق sự trầm tư; sự thiền 深思，冥想

ˈmeditative (-tətiv) , ((American) -teitiv) adjective

thoughtful. a meditative mood. meditatief تأمُّلي، ميّال إلى التأمُّل съзерцателен pensativo hloubavý nachdenklich eftertænksom σκεφτικός, συλλογισμένοςmeditativo, 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 peinzendi dype tanker; spekulativ kontemplacyjny تفكرى،ښه فكر كول pensativo meditativ задумчивый hĺbavý razmišljujoč meditativan meditativ, tankfull ซึ่งไตร่ตรอง düşüncelere dalmış 沉思的 споглядальний; замислений غور کرنے والا trầm ngâm 沉思的，冥想的

ˈmeditatively adverb

meditatief تأمليّاً съзерцателно pensativamente hloubavě nachdenklich eftertænksomt σκεφτικά pensativamente mõtlikult متفکرانه mietiskelevästi 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 peinzendettertenksomt kontemplacyjnie په فكر سره 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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meditate

vi meditar

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