Meditate \Med"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meditated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meditating}.] [L. meditatus, p. p. of meditari to meditate; cf. Gr. ? to learn, E. mind.] To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to reflect. --Jer. Taylor.
In his law doth he meditate day and night. --Ps. i. 2.
Meditate \Med"i*tate\, v. t. 1. To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study. ``Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things.'' --Ecclus. xiv. 20.
2. To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by revolving in the mind; as, to meditate a war.
I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose. --Washington.
Syn: To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study.
Usage: To {Meditate}, {Contemplate}, {Intend}. We meditate a design when we are looking out or waiting for the means of its accomplishment; we contemplate it when the means are at hand, and our decision is nearly or quite made. To intend is stronger, implying that we have decided to act when an opportunity may offer. A general meditates an attack upon the enemy; he contemplates or intends undertaking it at the earliest convenient season.
They say it helps them meditate and become closer to God.
He used to meditate and was known to talk to his animals and plants.
"I would like to remind you of the encyclical Humanae Vitae that Paul VI published 20 years ago, July 25 1968, and to exhort you to read and meditate upon this important document of the church," the pope said during his general audience.
Even today in Japan, monks meditate early in the morning and in the evening but work at various occupations during the rest of the day.
"We show people how to sprinkle blue corn meal on the ground, and say thank you to the earth before sitting down to meditate," he says.