单词 | meditate |
释义 | meditate[ med-i-teyt ] / ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR meditate ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing.to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect. to engage in transcendental meditation, devout religious contemplation, or quiescent spiritual introspection. verb (used with object), med·i·tat·ed, med·i·tat·ing.to consider as something to be done or effected; intend; purpose: to meditate revenge. Origin of meditate1550–60; <Latin meditātus, past participle of meditārī to meditate, contemplate, plan SYNONYMS FOR meditate1 ponder, muse; ruminate; cogitate, study, think. 3 contemplate, plan, devise, contrive. SEE SYNONYMS FOR meditate ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM meditatemed·i·tat·ing·ly, adverbmed·i·ta·tor, nounun·med·i·tat·ed, adjectiveun·med·i·tat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby meditatemediolateral, medionecrosis, mediotarsal, mediotarsal amputation, Medit., meditate, meditation, meditative, Mediterranean, Mediterranean anemia, Mediterranean climate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for meditateBritish Dictionary definitions for meditatemeditate / (ˈmɛdɪˌteɪt) / verb(intr; foll by on or upon) to think about something deeply (intr) to reflect deeply on spiritual matters, esp as a religious actI make space to meditate every day (tr) to plan, consider, or think of doing (something) Derived forms of meditatemeditative, adjectivemeditatively, adverbmeditativeness, nounmeditator, nounWord Origin for meditateC16: from Latin meditārī to reflect upon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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