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   deliberate

   adjective

   • 1. done consciously and intentionally: "a deliberate attempt to provoke conflict" Similar intentionalcalculatedconsciousdone on purposeintendedplannedmeantconsideredstudiedknowingwilfulwantonpurposefulpurposivepremeditatedpre-plannedthought out in advanceprearrangedpreconceivedpredeterminedaforethoughtvoluntaryvolitionaldated:prepenseOpposite accidentalunintentional
   • 2. careful and unhurried: "a conscientious and deliberate worker" Similar carefulcautiousunhurriedmeasuredregularevensteadyleisurelylaboriousponderousmethodicalsystematiccarefulpainstakingmeticulousthoroughOpposite hastycareless
   • ▪ fully considered; not impulsive: "a deliberate decision"

   verb

   • 1. engage in long and careful consideration: "she deliberated over the menu"
   • ▪ consider (a question) carefully: "jurors deliberated the fate of those charged"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin deliberatus, ‘considered carefully’, past participle of deliberare, from de- ‘down’ + librare ‘weigh’ (from libra ‘scales’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. deliberateness noun
   • 2. deliberator noun

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   Formed or done with careful consideration and full intention; well weighed or considered; not sudden or rash: applied to thoughts or acts: as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate purpose; a deliberate falsehood.

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   Synonyms for DELIBERATE in English: intentional, meant, planned, considered, studied, designed, intended, conscious, calculated, thoughtful, ….

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