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Definitions for Deliberate
[1] carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
[2] characterized by deliberation or cautious consideration; careful or slow in deciding: Moving away from the city and all its advantages required a deliberate decision.
[3] leisurely and steady in movement or action; slow and even; unhurried: moving with a deliberate step.
[4] to weigh in the mind; consider: to deliberate a question.
[5] to think carefully or attentively; reflect: She deliberated for a long time before giving her decision.
[6] to consult or confer formally: The jury deliberated for three hours.
[7] carefully thought out in advance; planned; studied; intentional a deliberate insult
[8] careful or unhurried in speech or action a deliberate pace
[9] to consider (something) deeply; ponder; think over
Words related to Deliberate
premeditated, careful, conscious, purposeful, calculated, studious, cold-blooded, thoughtful, cautious, willful, prudent, meticulous, ponder, consider, reflect, contemplate, consult, weigh, studied, intended
Words nearby Deliberate
delhi belly, deli, delia, delian, delian league, deliberate, deliberation, deliberative, delibes, delicacy, delicate
Origin of Deliberate
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēlīberātus (past participle of dēlīberāre to consider), equivalent to dē- de- + līber(āre ) to balance, weigh (derivative of lībra balance, scales) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Deliberate
de·lib·er·ate·ly , adverb
de·lib·er·ate·ness , noun
de·lib·er·a·tor , noun
non·de·lib·er·ate , adjective
non·de·lib·er·ate·ly , adverb
non·de·lib·er·ate·ness , noun
o·ver·de·lib·er·ate , verb, o·ver·de·lib·er·at·ed, o·ver·de·lib·er·at·ing.
o·ver·de·lib·er·ate , adjective
o·ver·de·lib·er·ate·ly , adverb
o·ver·de·lib·er·ate·ness , noun
pre·de·lib·er·ate , verb (used with object), pre·de·lib·er·at·ed, pre·de·lib·er·at·ing.
pre·de·lib·er·ate , adjective
pre·de·lib·er·ate·ly , adverb
qua·si-de·lib·er·ate , adjective
qua·si-de·lib·er·ate·ly , adverb
re·de·lib·er·ate , verb, re·de·lib·er·at·ed, re·de·lib·er·at·ing.
un·de·lib·er·ate , adjective
un·de·lib·er·ate·ly , adverb
un·de·lib·er·ate·ness , noun
un·de·lib·er·at·ing , adjective
un·de·lib·er·at·ing·ly , adverb
well-de·lib·er·at·ed , adjective
Word origin for Deliberate
C15: from Latin dēlīberāre to consider well, from lībrāre to weigh, from lībra scales
Synonyms for Deliberate
calculated, careful, cautious, cold-blooded, conscious, meticulous, premeditated, prudent, purposeful, studious, thoughtful, willful, advised, considered, designed, express, fixed, intended, judged, planned, pondered, prearranged, predetermined, projected, purposed, reasoned, resolved, schemed, studied, weighed, aforethought, cut-and-dried, designful, done on purpose, predesigned, predeterminate, prepense, provident, purposive, scrupulous, thought out, voluntary, wary, with forethought, witting