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• deliberate — I adj. deliberate in (deliberate in one s speech) II v. 1) (D; intr.) to deliberate about, on, over 2) (rare) (Q) we deliberated where to meet * * * [dɪ lɪb(ə)rɪt] on over (D; intr.) to deliberate about (rare) (0) we deliberated where to meet del …   Combinatory dictionary

• deliberate — de·lib·er·ate 1 /di li bə ˌrāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to think about and weigh or discuss issues and decisions carefully the jury retired to deliberate vt: to think about or evaluate de·lib·er·ate 2 /di li bə rət/ adj …   Law dictionary

• deliberate — [adj] intentional advised, aforethought, calculated, careful, cautious, coldblooded, conscious, considered, cut and dried*, designed, designful, done on purpose, express, fixed, intended, judged, meticulous, planned, pondered, prearranged,… …   New thesaurus

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• deliberate — ♦♦♦ deliberates, deliberating, deliberated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]dɪlɪ̱bərət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]dɪlɪ̱bəreɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it …   English dictionary

• deliberate — de|lib|e|rate1 [dıˈlıbərıt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: deliberatus, past participle of deliberare to weigh in the mind , from libra balance ] 1.) intended or planned ≠ ↑unintentional = ↑intentional ▪ a deliberate attempt to humiliate… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• deliberate — 1 adjective 1 intended or planned, and not happening accidentally: a deliberate act of disobedience 2 deliberate speech, thought, or movement is slow and careful: He began working in his usual deliberate and meticulous manner. deliberateness noun …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• deliberate — Synonyms and related words: advise with, advised, aforethought, aimed, aimed at, air, ambling, analyze, back down, balance, bargain, be abstracted, brood, brood over, calculated, call in, calm, canny, canvass, careful, cautious, chaw, chew over,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• deliberate — I UK [dɪˈlɪb(ə)rət] / US adjective ** 1) intended, not done by chance or by accident I m sure the omission of my name was deliberate. deliberate attempt/effort: Her visit was a deliberate attempt to draw attention to the area. deliberate… …   English dictionary

• deliberate — 01. Max lied to his boss about what happened in a [deliberate] attempt to have Sheila fired. 02. In the early part of Canada s history, European settlers [deliberately] gave blankets infected with disease to the native people in order to reduce… …   Grammatical examples in English

• deliberate — de|lib|er|ate1 [ dı lıb(ə)rət ] adjective ** 1. ) intended, not done by chance or by accident: INTENTIONAL: I m sure the omission of my name was deliberate. deliberate attempt/effort: Her visit was a deliberate attempt to draw attention to the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English