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med·i·tate
 meditate
- pronunciation:
- me
di
teIt
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verb |
| inflections: |
meditated, meditates, meditating |
| definition: |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon").
He meditated on the choice between dropping out of school and working at the gas station.
- synonyms:
- muse, ponder
- similar words:
- brood, chew, concentrate, reflect, think
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| related words: |
deliberate, puzzle, speculate |
| derivations: |
meditatingly (adv.), meditator (n.) |
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