Antonyms for deliberates
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : adjective dih-lib-er-it; verb dih-lib-uh-reyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective dɪˈlɪb ər ɪt; verb dɪˈlɪb əˌreɪt |
Definition of deliberates
Origin :- early 15c., "done with careful consideration," from Latin deliberatus "resolved upon, determined," past participle of deliberare (see deliberation). Meaning "slow, consciously unhurried" is attested by 1590s. Related: Deliberately.
- verb think about seriously; discuss
- She wept—she hesitated—and "the woman that deliberates is lost."
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- "He who deliberates is lost," said Heyst with grave mockery.
- Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
- The court then deliberates and sends its decision to the Colonel.
- Extract from : « Trooper 3809 » by Lionel Decle
- The cavalry officer is like the woman who deliberates—he's lost.
- Extract from : « Mosby's War Reminiscences » by John Singleton Mosby
- Instead of inquiring into what is, he deliberates about what ought to be.
- Extract from : « Dictatorship vs. Democracy » by Leon Trotsky
- The Convention, really much at a loss, discusses and deliberates.
- Extract from : « The French Revolution » by Thomas Carlyle
- In spite of all the virtue we can boast, The person who deliberates in lost.
- Extract from : « Sermons on Various Important Subjects » by Andrew Lee
- The jury, after receiving its instructions, retires from the court room and deliberates in secret.
- Extract from : « Government in the United States » by James Wilford Garner
- Do not divers wills distract the mind, while he deliberates which he should rather choose?
- Extract from : « The Confessions of Saint Augustine » by Saint Augustine
- She turns her back upon the tea drinkers as she deliberates, my lady chez Columbin.
- Extract from : « In Vanity Fair » by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
Synonyms for deliberates
- argue
- bat it around
- cerebrate
- chew over
- cogitate
- consider
- consult
- contemplate
- debate
- excogitate
- hammer away at
- judge
- kick around
- knock around
- meditate
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- pour it on
- put on thinking cap
- rack brains
- reason
- reflect
- revolve
- roll
- ruminate
- run up a flagpole
- speculate
- stew over
- study
- sweat over
- talk over
- turn over
- weigh
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