Deliberate /(dē̇*lĭb"ẽr*ā̇t)/
De·lib·er·ate
Deliberate
a.
- 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.
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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.
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Not hasty or sudden; slow.
His enunciation was so deliberate.
- having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
Deliberate
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.
Deliberate
v. i.
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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.