meditate
to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
to engage in Transcendental Meditation, devout religious contemplation, or quiescent spiritual introspection.
to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose: to meditate revenge.
Origin of meditate
1Other 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
Her “ethics of care,” as she called it, involved encouraging the boys to take music lessons, read books and even meditate when she could persuade them to join her.
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try. | by Elizabeth Weil | January 25, 2021 | ProPublicaSomehow, he finds time every day to exercise for an hour and to meditate.
You can become someone who exercises and meditates every day and always drinks eight glasses of water.
Can habit-tracking apps help bring some routine back to our quarantine lives? | Nisha Chittal | January 1, 2021 | VoxThe most bare-bones way to meditate is to focus on your breathing.
For the best results, consider turning off all push notifications at least while you’re meditating, and perhaps even for longer stretches of time surrounding your practice.
Von Furstenberg generally refuses to meditate on the meaning of life.
Diane von Furstenberg: How I Learned to Love My Wrap Dress | Lizzie Crocker | October 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a Christian, I try to meditate or pray at least once a day, however briefly.
There are yogis who actually meditate, pray, and are deeply concerned with the survival and well-being of our planet.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and More | Gary Wright | September 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the more you meditate on it, the deeper its wisdom becomes.
After I meditate, I shoot a strong espresso and go to the desk.
Much less would it help you to meditate upon the pure and holy things of God.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumIf it suits your evolutions, aunt Kitty and myself meditate a Sussex journey next week.
Private Letters of Edward Gibbon (1753-1794) Volume 1 (of 2) | Edward GibbonBut some mornings I make observations through the tent flap that I cannot stay in bed to meditate on.
The Red Cow and Her Friends | Peter McArthurAgain he began to meditate an attempt to escape, and on a certain evening, set off from the convent.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeThey then reviled him, and spurned him away from their sight, and began to meditate measures of violence against him.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John Foxe
British Dictionary definitions for meditate
/ (ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt) /
(intr; foll by on or upon) to think about something deeply
(intr) to reflect deeply on spiritual matters, esp as a religious act: I make space to meditate every day
(tr) to plan, consider, or think of doing (something)
Origin of meditate
1Derived forms of meditate
- meditative, adjective
- meditatively, adverb
- meditativeness, noun
- meditator, noun
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