meditate

 
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛdɪteɪt/

verb

[no object]
  • focus one’s mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation: I set aside time every day to write and meditate it was here that the monk spent much of the day reading and meditating on Scripture
  • (meditate on/upon) think deeply about (something): he went off to meditate on the new idea
  • [with object] plan mentally; consider: they had suffered severely, and they began to meditate retreat

Derivatives

meditator

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin meditat- 'contemplated', from the verb meditari, from a base meaning 'measure'; related to mete1