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Deliberate

//dɪˈlɪbəɹət// adj, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Done on purpose; intentional.
"a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime"
2
Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
"a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result"
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.
"The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict."
4
Not hasty or sudden; slow.
"His enunciation was so deliberate."

Adjective

1
unhurried and with care and dignity wordnet
2
carefully thought out in advance wordnet
3
characterized by conscious design or purpose wordnet

Verb

1
To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind. transitive
"It is now time for the jury to deliberate the guilt of the defendant."
2
discuss the pros and cons of an issue wordnet
3
To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect. intransitive
4
think about carefully; weigh wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.

Etymology 2

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