Meditate Meaning
/ˈmɛ.dɪˌteɪt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
verbTo sit or lie down and come to a deep rest while still remaining conscious.
Sentence Examples
I often meditate on the meaning of life.
He used to meditate in the morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz
She likes to ____ for twenty minutes every day to clear her mind.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She likes to ____ for twenty minutes every morning to clear her mind and feel more relaxed.
Word Origin & History
First attested in 1560; borrowed from Latin meditātus, perfect active participle of meditor (“to think or reflect upon, consider, design, purpose, intend”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), morphologically as if frequentative of medeor (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”); in sense and in form near to Ancient Greek μελετάω (meletáō, “to care for, attend to, study, practise, etc.”). Participial usage up until Early Modern English.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[…] yet I can by no means be persuaded that he could find leisure enough to write so many copies of it in his solitudes and sufferings, in the midst of treaties, in the hurry of removals, while he meditated his escape, and was strictly observ'd by his guards."
— 1761, John Toland, The Life Of Iohn^([sic]) Milton:
"He lay and meditated the sluggishness of his bowels. This created pictures of chrome and porcelain and attendant circumstances."
— 1956, William Golding, Pincher Martin:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
She likes to ____ for twenty minutes every day to clear her mind.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She likes to ____ for twenty minutes every morning to clear her mind and feel more relaxed.