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English Dictionary: deliberate	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for deliberate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deliberate adj carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" Synonym(s): deliberate, calculated, measured unhurried and with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" Synonym(s): careful, deliberate, measured v think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" Synonym(s): consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate discuss the pros and cons of an issue Synonym(s): debate, deliberate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deliberate \Delib"erate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deliberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliberating}.] 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deliberate \Delib"erate\, 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. The woman that deliberates is lost. --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deliberate \Delib"erate\, a. [L. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See {Librate}.] 1. 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. [bd]These deliberate fools.[b8] --Shak. 2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result. Settled visage and deliberate word. --Shak. 3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. --Hooker. His enunciation was so deliberate. --W. Wirt.