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(verb) consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind |
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Synonyms: cogitate |
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Related Words: chew over, consult, contemplate, debate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, premeditate, reflect, ruminate, see, speculate, take counsel, think over |
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(satellite adjective) by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" |
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Synonyms: intentional, knowing, wilful, willful |
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(satellite adjective) marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision" |
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(verb) discuss the pros and cons of an issue |
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Synonyms: debate |
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Related Words: discuss, talk over |
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(satellite adjective) with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" |
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Synonyms: careful, measured |
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(adjective) produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington |
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Synonyms: studied |
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(satellite adjective) carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony" |
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Synonyms: calculated, measured |
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(verb) think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike" |
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Synonyms: consider, debate, moot, turn over |
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Related Words: discuss, talk over, think twice, wrestle |
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