meditate

[ med-i-teyt ]
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verb (used without object),med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing.
  1. to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.

  2. to engage in Transcendental Meditation, devout religious contemplation, or quiescent spiritual introspection.

verb (used with object),med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing.
  1. to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose: to meditate revenge.

Origin of meditate

1
First recorded in 1550–60; from Latin meditātus “contemplated, planned,” past participle of meditārī “to meditate, contemplate, plan”

Other words for meditate

Other words from meditate

  • med·i·tat·ing·ly, adverb
  • med·i·ta·tor, noun
  • un·med·i·tat·ed, adjective
  • un·med·i·tat·ing, adjective

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How to use meditate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for meditate

meditate

/ (ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt) /


verb
  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

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

Origin of meditate

1
C16: from Latin meditārī to reflect upon

Derived forms of meditate

  • meditative, adjective
  • meditatively, adverb
  • meditativeness, noun
  • meditator, noun

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