meditate[verb]Synonyms:- reflect, cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, muse, ponder, ruminate, think
- plan, have in mind, intend, purpose, scheme
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
med‧i‧tate /ˈmedəteɪt, ˈmedɪteɪt/
verb[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: past participle of meditari]
1. [intransitive] to think seriously and deeply about something
meditate on/upon
She sat quietly, meditating on the day’s events.2. [intransitive] to spend time sitting in a silent calm state, in order to relax completely or for religious purposes:
I try to meditate for half an hour every evening.3. [transitive] formal to plan to do something, usually something unpleasant:
Silently she meditated revenge. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲