Hypertext Webster Gateway: "deliberate"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deliberate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deliberate \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Deliberate \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
deliberate
adj 1: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a
knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
[syn: {intentional}, {knowing}, {willful}, {wilful}]
2: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace";
"with all deliberate speed" [syn: {careful}, {measured}]
3: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a
studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied
insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: {studied}] [ant: {unstudied}]
4: marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate
decision"
5: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult";
"with measured irony" [syn: {calculated}, {measured}]
v 1: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in
your mind" [syn: {consider}, {debate}, {moot}, {turn
over}]
2: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: {debate}]
3: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in
one's mind [syn: {cogitate}]
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