meditate

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
2. (intransitive) To sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious.
3. (transitive) To consider; to reflect on.

Adj

Meditated.

Synonyms

ponder

consider

contemplate

think

🤔

reflect

muse

cogitate

ruminate

deliberate

think over

study

speculate

mull

examine

reflect on

think to oneself

conceive

inquire

deem

investigate

excogitate

mull over

reflect upon

daydream

reason

recollect

remember

bethink

think about

dream

😴💭

judge

🧑‍⚖️

think on

chew over

think deeply

think up

understand

weigh

wonder

think upon

devote oneself to something

concentrate one’s attention on

be anxious about

design

scratch one’s head

deliberate about

muse upon

cogitate about

anticipate

consider about

argue

Translations

méditer

meditar

nachdenken

🤔

nadenken

mediteren

réfléchir

meditieren

meditare

songer

😴💭

düşünmek

🤔

penser

🤔

denken

🤔

pensare

🤔

denken

🤔

peinzen

Etymology

First attested in 1560; borrowed from Latin meditātus, perfect active participle of meditor (“to think or reflect upon, consider, design, purpose, intend”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), morphologically as if frequentative of medeor (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”); in sense and in form near to Ancient Greek μελετάω (meletáō, “to care for, attend to, study, practise, etc.”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.