deliberate

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deliberate

/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ UK
/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ Canada, US
/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ Canada, US
/dəˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/
/dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/
/dɪˈlɪb.ə.ɹət/ California
[dɪˈlɪb.ɹət] California
[dɪˈlɪb.ɹɪt]
[dɪˈlɪb.ɹɛt]
/dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ Australia
/dəˈləb.(ə.)ɹət/ New Zealand
/dɪˈlɪb.ə.ɹeɪt/ UK
/dɪˈlɪb.ə.ɹeɪt/ Canada, US
/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.eɪt/ Canada, US
/dəˈlɪb.ə.ɹeɪt/
/dəˈlɪb.ɚ.eɪt/
/dəˈlɪb.ə.ɹæɪt/ Australia
/dəˈləb.ə.ɹæɪt/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.

adjective more deliberate · most deliberate

Done on purpose; intentional. a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash. a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining. The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
Not hasty or sudden; slow. His enunciation was so deliberate.

verb deliberates · deliberating · deliberated

transitive To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind. It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant.
intransitive To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.

Similar: Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ponder

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