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DELIBERATE - 3 definitions found
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 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. |
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