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单词 meditate
释义 med·i·tate
\ˈmedəˌtāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin meditatus, past participle of meditari — more at mete
transitive verb
1. : to ponder or reflect on : muse over : consider, contemplate
 < meditating … the scholarly and political achievements of the last eight years — A.W.Levi >
2. : to plan or project in the mind : design in thought : intend, purpose
 < only looked at me in a curious sullen way, meditating revenge — Francis Yeats-Brown >
 < meditated a quick return — Jane Austen >
intransitive verb
: to keep the mind in a state of contemplation : dwell in thought : engage in studious reflection
 < one would find her meditating on the values of poetry — H.V.Gregory >
especially : to practice religious contemplation
Synonyms: see ponder
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