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Deliberate

Deliberate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deliberate? [adj] with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [adj] by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [adj] produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington [adj] carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" [adj] marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision" [v] discuss the pros and cons of an issue [v] think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deliberate: calculated \| careful \| consider \| debate \| intended \| intentional \| knowing \| measured \| moot \| premeditated \| studied \| thoughtful \| turn over \| unhurried \| wilful \| willful Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deliberate: advise with \| advised \| aforethought \| aimed \| aimed at \| air \| ambling \| analyze \| back down \| balance \| bargain \| be abstracted \| brood \| brood over \| calculated \| call in \| calm \| canny \| canvass \| careful \| cautious \| chaw \| chew over \| chew the cud \| circumspect \| claudicant \| cold-blooded \| collected \| collogue \| comment upon \| compare notes \| composed \| con over \| confer \| confer with \| confident \| conscious \| consider \| considerate \| considered \| consult \| consult with \| contemplate \| contemplated \| controvert \| cool \| counsel \| crawling \| creeping \| creeping like snail \| deal with \| debate \| deliberate over \| deliberate upon \| deliberated \| demur \| designed \| digest \| discourse about \| discreet \| discuss \| discuss with \| dispassionate \| easy \| envisaged \| envisioned \| even \| examine \| exchange observations \| exchange views \| falter \| faltering \| fastidious \| fear \| flagging \| foot-dragging \| foresighted \| forethoughtful \| gentle \| gingerly \| go into \| gradual \| guarded \| halting \| handle \| hang back \| hasteless \| have conversations \| heedful \| hem and haw \| hesitant \| hesitate \| hobbled \| hobbling \| hold conference \| hover \| hum and haw \| idle \| imperturbable \| inactive \| indolent \| intended \| intentional \| introspect \| investigate \| jib \| judicious \| knock around \| knowing \| languid \| languorous \| lazy \| leaving out nothing \| leisurely \| limping \| lumbering \| meant \| measured \| meditate \| meditate upon \| meditated \| methodical \| meticulous \| mindful \| moderate \| mull \| mull over \| muse \| muse on \| muse over \| negotiate \| noncommittal \| of design \| on guard \| orderly \| overlooking no possibility \| paced \| painstaking \| palaver \| parley \| pass under review \| pause \| pawky \| perpend \| planned \| play around with \| play with \| poking \| poky \| politic \| ponder \| ponder over \| powwow \| prearranged \| preconceived \| premeditated \| prepense \| projected \| proposed \| provident \| prudent \| pull back \| punctilious \| purposed \| purposeful \| purposive \| put heads together \| rap \| reason \| reason about \| reason the point \| reason with \| refer to \| reflect \| reflect over \| regardful \| regular \| relaxed \| reluctant \| retreat \| review \| revolve \| ruminate \| ruminate over \| run over \| safe \| sauntering \| schemed \| scruple \| scrupulous \| serene \| shilly-shally \| shuffling \| shy \| sift \| sit down together \| sit down with \| slack \| slothful \| slow \| slow as death \| slow as molasses \| slow as slow \| slow to act \| slow-crawling \| slow-foot \| slow-going \| slow-legged \| slow-moving \| slow-paced \| slow-poky \| slow-running \| slow-sailing \| slow-stepped \| sluggish \| snaillike \| snail-paced \| speculate \| staggering \| steady \| stick at \| stickle \| stop to consider \| straddle the fence \| strain at \| strolling \| studied \| studious \| study \| sure \| systematic \| take counsel \| take up \| take up with \| talk \| talk about \| talk of \| talk over \| teleological \| tentative \| think about \| think over \| think twice about \| thorough \| thoughtful \| thought-out \| thresh out \| toddling \| tortoiselike \| tottering \| toy with \| treat \| trudging \| turn over \| turtlelike \| unadventurous \| uncommunicative \| undaring \| unenterprising \| unfaltering \| unhasty \| unhesitating \| unhurried \| unprecipitate \| unruffled \| ventilate \| voluntary \| waddling \| weigh \| willful \| withdraw \| witting \| yield See Also \| affected \| consult \| discuss \| premeditate \| see \| take counsel \| talk over \| think twice \| unnatural \| vex \| wrestle Deliberate In Webster's Dictionary \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. ``These deliberate fools.'' --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. \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. \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.

Deliberate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deliberate?

[adj] with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
[adj] by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
[adj] produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington
[adj] carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"
[adj] marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision"
[v] discuss the pros and cons of an issue
[v] think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"

Deliberate In Webster's Dictionary

\De*lib"er*ate\, 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. ``These
   deliberate fools.'' --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.


\De*lib"er*ate\, 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.


\De*lib"er*ate\, 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.

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