meditate
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meditate
- /ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/
Where it comes from
First attested in 1560; borrowed from Latin meditātus, perfect active participle of meditor (“to think or reflect upon, consider, design, purpose, intend”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), morphologically as if frequentative of medeor (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”); in sense and in form near to Ancient Greek μελετάω (meletáō, “to care for, attend to, study, practise, etc.”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
verb meditates · meditating · meditated
- To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
- To sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious.
- To consider; to reflect on. […] yet I can by no means be persuaded that he could find leisure enough to write so many copies of it in his solitudes and sufferings, in the midst of treaties, in the hurry of removals, while he meditated his escape, and was strictly observ'd by his guards.
adjective
- Meditated.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chew over, mull over, mull, think over, contemplate, ponder, speculate, muse, study, reflect, ruminate, think, consider, pore, deliberate, dwell
Translations
Every language
verb to contemplate
| Español | meditar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 숙고하다 sukgohada |
| 日本語 | 瞑想する |
| 中文 | 沉思 chénsī, 冥想 míngxiǎng |
| हिन्दी | मनन करना manan karnā, ध्यान देना dhyān denā |
| Français | méditer |
| Italiano | meditare, filosofare |
| Ελληνικά | διαλογίζομαι dialogízomai |
| Română | medita |
| Русский | медитировать meditirovatʹ |
verb to come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious
| Español | meditar |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | आराम करना ārām karnā |
| Português | meditar |
| Italiano | meditare, riflettere |
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