meditate
meditate Lexical Profile
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• verb
To focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.
"She wakes up early every morning to meditate for twenty minutes before starting her workday."
To think deeply or carefully about something.
"The philosopher spent years in solitude to meditate on the nature of human consciousness."
To plan or consider an action or goal mentally beforehand (formal or literary).
"The exiled leader had long meditated a return to his homeland to restore the constitutional government."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'meditate' (to focus the mind in quiet reflection) with 'mediate' (to intervene in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Latin 'meditatus', the past participle of 'meditari' (to ponder, contemplate, or devise), derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *med- meaning 'to measure, consider, or heal'.