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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\ (d[-e]*l[i^]b"[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t.
     [imp. & p. p. Deliberated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deliberating.]
     To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and
     against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder;
     as, to deliberate a question.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. i.
     To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for
     and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to
     consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on,
     upon, about, concerning.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The woman that deliberates is lost.      --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\ (d[-e]*l[i^]b"[~e]r*[asl]t), a. [L.
     deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare
     to weigh. See Librate.]
     1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or
        decision; carefully considering the probable consequences
        of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to
        persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. ``These
        deliberate fools.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully
        considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion;
        a deliberate measure or result.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Settled visage and deliberate word.   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. --Hooker.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              His enunciation was so deliberate.    --W. Wirt.
  
     4. having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deliberated;
     p. pr. & vb. n. Deliberating.]
     To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and
     against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder;
     as, to deliberate a question.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. i.
     To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for
     and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to
     consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on,
     upon, about, concerning.
  
           The woman that deliberates is lost.      --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, a. [L. deliberatus, p. p. of
     deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See
     Librate.]
     1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or
        decision; carefully considering the probable consequences
        of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to
        persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. ``These
        deliberate fools.'' --Shak.
  
     2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully
        considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion;
        a deliberate measure or result.
  
              Settled visage and deliberate word.   --Shak.
  
     3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. --Hooker.
  
              His enunciation was so deliberate.    --W. Wirt.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  deliberate
       adj 1: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a
              knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
              [syn: intentional, knowing, willful, wilful]
       2: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace";
          "with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful, measured]
       3: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a
          studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied
          insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: studied] [ant: unstudied]
       4: marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate
          decision"
       5: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult";
          "with measured irony" [syn: calculated, measured]
       v 1: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
            possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in
            your mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, turn
            over]
       2: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: debate]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliberate
     Αγγλικά a.
     εσκεμμένος, ηθελημένος
     Αγγλικά vb.
     σκέφτομαι, διαλογίζομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliberate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it deliberare  2 p pres and imp)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēlīberō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  deliberate
     a.
     1 Done on purpose; intentional.
     2 Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
     3 Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice
  or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step;
  slow in determining.
     4 Not hasty or sudden; slow.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the
  mind.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against
  anything; to reflect.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  deliberate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it deliberare  2 p pres and imp)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēlīberō  2 p pres actv impr)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  deliberate
     Italian vb.
     (inflection of it deliberare  2 p pres and imp)
     Latin vb.
     (inflection of la dēlīberō  2 p pres actv impr)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliberate
     Englanti a.
     tahallinen, harkittu
     Englanti vb.
     harkita, pohtia

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  deliberate
     Engelska a.
     1 överlagd, avsiktlig
     2 försiktig, betänksam
     Engelska vb.
     överlägga, rådslå

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  deliberate /dɪlˈɪbəɹət/
  beraadslaag

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Deliberate /dɪlˈɪbəɹət/
  متعمّد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  deliberate //dəˈlɪbəɹeɪt// //dəˈlɪbəɹət// //dɪˈlɪbəɹeɪt// //dɪˈlɪbəɹət// 
  1. обми́слен 2.
  carefully considered
   3.
  not hasty or sudden
  2. преднаме́рен, уми́шлен
  intentional

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  deliberate //dəˈlɪbəɹeɪt// //dəˈlɪbəɹət// //dɪˈlɪbəɹeɪt// //dɪˈlɪbəɹət// 
  обмислям
  consider carefully