HyperDic: meditate

English > 2 senses of the word *meditate*:
VERB	cognition	meditate, chew over, think over, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate	reflect deeply on a subject / subject
VERB	cognition	meditate, study, contemplate	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

meditate > pronunciation
Sounds	meh'dahtey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *meditate*: 2 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Reflect deeply on a subject / subject.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	chew over, think over, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
Narrower	bethink	Consider or ponder something carefully
	cogitate	Consider carefully and deeply
	introspect	Reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
	premeditate	Think or reflect beforehand or in advance
	puzzle	Be uncertain about
	study, consider	Give careful consideration to
	theologize, theologise	make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
	wonder, question	place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
Broader	think, cogitate, cerebrate	Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Spanish	cavilar, considerar, especular, meditar, ponderar, reflexionar, rumiar
Catalan	especular, meditar, ponderar, reflexionar, rumiar
Adjectives	meditative	deeply or seriously thoughtful
Nouns	meditation	continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject / subject or series of subjects / subjects of a deep or abstruse nature

English > *meditate*: 2 senses > verb 2, cognition
Meaning	Think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Synonyms	study, contemplate
Broader	think, cogitate, cerebrate	Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Spanish	contemplar, estudiar, meditar
Catalan	contemplar, meditar
Adjectives	meditative	deeply or seriously thoughtful
Nouns	meditation	continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject / subject or series of subjects / subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
Nouns	meditation	(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact

English | Spanish | Catalan
Privacy | Robots