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/mˈɛdətˌeɪt/ Listen

verb

Meditate v. t.

To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study. "Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things."

To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by revolving in the mind; as, to meditate a war. "I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose."

Synonyms: To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study. To Meditate, Contemplate, Intend. We meditate a design when we are looking out or waiting for the means of its accomplishment; we contemplate it when the means are at hand, and our decision is nearly or quite made. To intend is stronger, implying that we have decided to act when an opportunity may offer. A general meditates an attack upon the enemy; he contemplates or intends undertaking it at the earliest convenient season.

Meditate v. i. (past & past part. meditated; pres. part. meditating) To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect. "In his law doth he meditate day and night."

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Etymology of 'Meditate'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Meditate" Quotes from Famous Books

... of Thy servants, "poor in spirit," of whom "is the kingdom of heaven," and they found there a book in which was written the life of Anthony. This one of them began to read, marvel at, and be inflamed by it; and in the reading to meditate on embracing such a life, and giving up his worldly employments to serve Thee.{HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS} Then Pontitianus, and he that had walked with him through other parts of the garden, came in search of them to the ...

— A Source Book for Ancient Church History • Joseph Cullen Ayer, Jr., Ph.D.

... that a pistol was discharged, and that the structure was on fire. She did not allow herself time to meditate a second thought, but rushed into the entry and knocked loudly at the door of her brother's chamber. My uncle had been previously roused by the noise, and instantly flew to the window. He also imagined what he saw to be fire. The loud and vehement shrieks which succeeded ...

— Wieland; or The Transformation - An American Tale • Charles Brockden Brown

... English workman, possessed of all his limbs, and knowing right well the use of them; but it put him upon considering whether, as he could not be that, he might not be something else, and something greater. It sent his mind inwards; it drove him to meditate upon the laws and secrets of his art. The result was, that he arrived at a perception and a grasp of them which might, perhaps, have been envied, certainly have been owned, by an Athenian ...

— Self Help • Samuel Smiles

... in which I resolved to meditate on myself and my destination! All my questions are solved. I know what I can know, and I am without anxiety concerning that which I cannot know. I am satisfied. There is perfect harmony and clearness in my spirit, and a new and more glorious ...

— The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: - Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English, Volume 5. • Various

... says nothing can be done for him. He may live months. But if he is dying, let us leave him to meditate on the happiness and ...

— The Christian - A Story • Hall Caine

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