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Definition of Deliberate
1. Adjective. Carefully thought out in advance. "With measured irony"
2. Verb. Think about carefully; weigh. "They deliberate moving "; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
Specialized synonyms: See, Premeditate, Debate, Wrestle, Think Twice
Generic synonyms: Discuss, Hash Out, Talk Over
Related verbs: Consider, Study
Derivative terms: Consideration, Consideration, Deliberation, Deliberation, Deliberation
3. Adjective. Unhurried and with care and dignity. "With all deliberate speed"
4. Verb. Discuss the pros and cons of an issue. "Sam wants to deliberate with Sue "
Specialized synonyms: Vex
Generic synonyms: Discuss, Hash Out, Talk Over
Derivative terms: Debatable, Debatable, Debate, Debate, Debater, Deliberation, Deliberation, Deliberation, Deliberative
Definition of Deliberate
1. a. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor.
2. v. t. To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a question.
3. v. i. To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, about, concerning.
Definition of Deliberate
1. Adjective. Done on purpose; intentional. ¹
2. Adjective. Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining. ¹
3. Adjective. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash. ¹
4. Adjective. Not hasty or sudden; slow. ¹
5. Verb. To consider carefully. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deliberate
1. [v -ATED, -ATING, -ATES]
Medical Definition of Deliberate
1. To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to hesitate in deciding; sometimes with on, upon, concerning. "The woman the deliberation is lost." (Addison) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Deliberate
Literary usage of Deliberate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"A person is morally accountable also for his deliberate wishes, and the reason
for this is that a deliberate wish is a volition. I am aware that, ..."
2. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1841)
"The former are always deliberate, the latter ' ' may be ... which proceed not
from fear, are spontaneous,' whereof many are deliberate, as that wherein he ..."
3. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle, Frank Hesketh Peters (1886)
"... too, seems to indicate this, implying that something is chosen before or in
preference to other things.* 3. Now, as to deliberation, do we deliberate ..."
4. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"... of casting Perseus) ; but there is nothing in his confidences to make us
suppose that the phantasmagoria of the Coliseum was a deliberate invention. ..."
5. Isis Unveiled: A Master-key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science by Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (1892)
"He charges the ancient philosophers with deliberate falsehood, trickery, and
credulity. After painting to his readers Pythagoras, Plotinus, and Porphyry as ..."
6. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1858)
"that he gave them a deliberate answer. There is no allusion to the story of the
prophecy, .... deliberate ..."
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