† meditev.

Forms: late Middle English medyte, 1600s medite.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French méditer; Latin meditārī.

Etymology: < Middle French méditer to reflect profoundly on a subject (c1330), to reflect on a mystery of religion (1414), to prepare something through lengthy reflection (1495) or its etymon classical Latin meditārī meditate v.Quot. 1483 at sense 1 translates a Latin source; quot. 1606 at sense 2 translates a French source.

Obsolete. rare.

1. intransitive. = meditate v. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > meditate, reflect [verb (intransitive)]

howOE

study?c1225

bethinkc1300

muse1340

recorda1400

imaginec1400

to take thoughtc1450

contemplaire1474

medite1483

remord1535

contemplate?1538

ruminate1547

meditate1560

scance1606

excogitate1630

cogitate1633

reflect1772

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > contemplate [verb (intransitive)]

medite1483

meditate1596

speculate1607

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 442/1 The preest medytyng and thynkyng on the passyon of our lord..sayth [etc.].

2. transitive. = meditate v. 3a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)]

intend1429

to run upon ——c1443

to run on ——?1499

to run of ——?1504

to stick to ——?1530

affix1553

medite1606

fix1664

meditate1700

linger1835

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > contemplate [verb (transitive)]

chewc1175

contemplate1560

meditate1560

medite1606

recollect1626

1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 62 Who, mediting the Sacred Temples Plot, By th' other Twin..is shot.

1697 J. Dennis Plot & no Plot iv. i. 57 Van de Fraunch-man do medite de grand mischief, he..show de ver plaisant grimace.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	medite
释义	† meditev. Forms: late Middle English medyte, 1600s medite. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French méditer; Latin meditārī. Etymology: < Middle French méditer to reflect profoundly on a subject (c1330), to reflect on a mystery of religion (1414), to prepare something through lengthy reflection (1495) or its etymon classical Latin meditārī meditate v.Quot. 1483 at sense 1 translates a Latin source; quot. 1606 at sense 2 translates a French source. Obsolete. rare. 1. intransitive. = meditate v. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > meditate, reflect [verb (intransitive)] howOE study?c1225 bethinkc1300 muse1340 recorda1400 imaginec1400 to take thoughtc1450 contemplaire1474 medite1483 remord1535 contemplate?1538 ruminate1547 meditate1560 scance1606 excogitate1630 cogitate1633 reflect1772 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > contemplate [verb (intransitive)] medite1483 meditate1596 speculate1607 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 442/1 The preest medytyng and thynkyng on the passyon of our lord..sayth [etc.]. 2. transitive. = meditate v. 3a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attention > earnest attention, concentration > fix the attention, concentrate [verb (transitive)] intend1429 to run upon ——c1443 to run on ——?1499 to run of ——?1504 to stick to ——?1530 affix1553 medite1606 fix1664 meditate1700 linger1835 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > contemplate [verb (transitive)] chewc1175 contemplate1560 meditate1560 medite1606 recollect1626 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 62 Who, mediting the Sacred Temples Plot, By th' other Twin..is shot. 1697 J. Dennis Plot & no Plot iv. i. 57 Van de Fraunch-man do medite de grand mischief, he..show de ver plaisant grimace. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1483
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