meditate
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From Latin meditatus, past participle of meditari (“to think or reflect upon, consider, design, purpose, intend”), in form as if frequentative of mederi (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”); in sense and in form near to Greek μελεταν (meletan, “to care for, attend to, study, practise, etc.”)
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Verb
to meditate (third-person singular simple present meditates, present participle meditating, simple past and past participle meditated)
- To ; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.
- To sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:ponder
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External links
- meditate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- meditate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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Verb
meditate
- Second-person plural present tense of meditare
- Second-person plural imperative of meditare
- Feminine plural of meditato
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