1. discuss, debate; carefully consider. carefully considered, intentional; slow, unhurried, methodical. deliberate\de*lib"er*ate\ , a. [l. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. see:
librate.].
2. 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.".
3. 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.
4. not hasty or sudden; slow. his enunciation was so deliberate. wirt.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.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.deliberate adj.
5. by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" [syn: intentional, knowing, willful, wilful].
6. with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful, measured].
7. 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].
8. marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision".
9. 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] 3: consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind [syn: cogitate].
10. 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.
11. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result.
12. Not hasty or sudden; slow.
13. 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.
14. 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. by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time" marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision".
15. 1. If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance. Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained. = intentional + deliberately de·lib·er·ate·ly It looks as if the blaze was started deliberately Mr Christopher's answer was deliberately vague.
16. If a movement or action is deliberate, it is done slowly and carefully. stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths. + deliberately de·lib·er·ate·ly The Japanese have acted calmly and deliberately.
17. If you deliberate, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision. She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks. = ponder. to think about something very carefully.