Synonyms for meditate
ˈmɛd ɪˌteɪtmed·i·tate

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1. meditate

   An individual considers, meditates, ponders, reflects, by himself; he weighs a matter in his own mind, and is sometimes said even to debate with himself. Consult and confer always imply two or more persons, as does debate, unless expressly limited as above. Confer suggests the interchange of counsel, advice, or information; consult indicates almost exclusively the receiving of it. A man confers with his associates about a new investment; he consults his physician about his health; he may confer with him on matters of general interest. He consults a dictionary, but does not confer with it. Deliberate, which can be applied to a single individual, is also the word for a great number, while consult is ordinarily limited to a few; a committee consults; an assembly deliberates. Deliberating always carries the idea of slowness; consulting is compatible with haste; we can speak of a hasty consultation, not of a hasty deliberation. Debate implies opposing views; deliberate, simply a gathering and balancing of all facts and reasons. We consider or deliberate with a view to action, while meditation may be quite purposeless.

   Synonyms:
   confer, consider, consult, debate, deliberate, ponder, reflect, weigh

   Preposition:
   We deliberate on or upon, also about or concerning a matter: the first two are preferable.

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1. meditate

   Synonyms:
   think, cogitate, purpose, ruminate, contemplate, plan, revolve, consider

   Antonyms:
   execute, enact, complete, consummate

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1. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculateverb

   reflect deeply on a subject

   "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

   Synonyms:
   hypothecate, shine, contemplate, theorise, speculate, theorize, reflect, chew over, excogitate, suppose, hypothesise, formulate, devise, mull over, study, contrive, ponder, invent, muse, ruminate, hypothesize, forge, reverberate, mull, conjecture, job, think over

2. study, meditate, contemplateverb

   think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

   "He is meditating in his study"

   Synonyms:
   contemplate, study, speculate, consider, reflect, chew over, excogitate, learn, canvass, analyse, read, hit the books, think over, ruminate, ponder, muse, take, mull, canvas, analyze, mull over, examine

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1. reminateadjective

   Submitted by sarahbeth on July 15, 2021  

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1. meditateverb

   Synonyms:
   plan, contrive, devise, scheme, concoct, intend, purpose, COMPASS

2. meditateverb

   Synonyms:
   contemplate, study, chew, ruminate, think on, reflect upon, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, dwell intently upon, chew the cud upon

3. meditateverb

   Synonyms:
   muse, ponder, think, reflect, rack, beat or cudgel one's brains, collect one's thoughts, advise with one's pillow

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1. meditateverb

   Synonyms:
   contemplate, muse, ponder, cogitate, reflect, think

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1. Paulo Coelho:

   A bow has no conscience: it is a prolongation of the hand and desire of the archer. It can serve to kill or to meditate. Therefore, always be clear about your intentions. A bow is flexible, but it has its limits. Stretching it beyond its capacity will break it or exhaust the hand holding it. Therefore, try to be in harmony with your instrument and never ask more than it can give.

2. Martin Luther:

   At night always carry in your heart something from Holy Scriptures to bed with you, meditate upon it like a ruminant animal, and go softly to sleep; but this must not be too much, rather a little that may be well pondered and understood, that you may find a remnant of it in your mind when you rise in the morning.

3. Simple Diet ChangesThe Celebrity Trainer:

   From a purely physiological standpoint, walking raises your heart rate and burns calories, but it's also a great way to increase your mind-body connection, focus on your breath, spend time in nature, meditate, and de-stress.

4. Benjamin W. Decker:

   Set yourself up for success by preparing a sacred space to set the tone for your practice, and it's helpful to establish some level of consistency. For some, that means taking time during their commute to meditate and journal. For others, that means sitting on the back porch early in the morning or meditating for a few minutes on the couch. Still others will have a sacred corner with an altar, including an image of Christ, a few candles, and a place to store your journal.

5. Susan Strasberg:

   I meditate, I do yoga and I have a lot of friends who are healers... and if none of that works, I go buy a chocolate bar and a bottle of cognac.