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deliberate

de·li·be·rate

UK/dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ US/dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ fairly common
adjective (5) verb (2)

adjective

1.

by conscious design or purpose

  • “intentional damage”
  • “a knowing attempt to defraud”
  • “a willful waste of time”
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2.

with care and dignity

  • “walking at the same measured pace”
  • “with all deliberate speed”
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3.

produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation

  • “a studied smile”
  • “a note of biting irony and studied insult” V.L.Parrington
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marked by careful consideration or reflection

  • “a deliberate decision”
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5.

carefully thought out in advance

  • “a calculated insult”
  • “with measured irony”
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verb

1.

think about carefully; weigh

  • “They considered the possibility of a strike”
  • “Turn the proposal over in your mind”
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2.

discuss the pros and cons of an issue

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Origin

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.

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  • deliberate smoke

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