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deliberate
verb
-
deliberate
,
deliberating
,
deliberates
,
deliberated
to
think
carefully
and
at
length
about
something
,
especially
before
making
a
decision
.
•
The
jury
deliberated
for
several
hours
before
announcing
the
verdict
.
The
jury
deliberated
for
several
hours
before
announcing
the
verdict
.
•
We
should
deliberate
the
proposal
before
voting
on
it
.
We
should
deliberate
the
proposal
before
voting
on
it
.
From
late
Middle
English
,
borrowed
from
Latin
dēlīberātus
("
deliberate
,
considered
"),
past
participle
of
dēlīberāre
("
to
consider
,
weigh
well
"),
from
dē-
("
away
,
off
")
+
lībra
("
a
scales
,
balance
").
adjective
-
deliberate
,
deliberating
,
deliberates
,
deliberated
done
consciously
and
purposely
;
intentional
.
•
It
was
a
deliberate
act
of
sabotage
.
It
was
a
deliberate
act
of
sabotage
.
•
Her
deliberate
disregard
for
the
rules
caused
problems
.
Her
deliberate
disregard
for
the
rules
caused
problems
.
adjective
-
deliberate
,
deliberating
,
deliberates
,
deliberated
careful
and
slow
,
often
annoyingly
so
.
•
He
walked
at
a
deliberate
pace
to
annoy
his
rushing
friend
.
He
walked
at
a
deliberate
pace
to
annoy
his
rushing
friend
.
•
Her
deliberate
movements
made
the
task
take
forever
.
Her
deliberate
movements
made
the
task
take
forever
.
liberate
verb
-
liberate
,
liberating
,
liberates
,
liberated
to
release
someone
from
prison
,
captivity
,
or
slavery
.
•
The
soldiers
liberated
the
prisoners
from
the
enemy
camp
.
The
soldiers
liberated
the
prisoners
from
the
enemy
camp
.
•
Protesters
fought
to
liberate
their
city
from
oppression
.
Protesters
fought
to
liberate
their
city
from
oppression
.
From
Latin
līberāt-
,
past
participle
stem
of
līberāre
(‘
to
set
free
’),
from
līber
(‘
free
’).
verb
-
liberate
,
liberating
,
liberates
,
liberated
to
free
someone
or
something
from
something
unpleasant
,
restrictive
,
or
unnecessary
.
•
She
liberated
herself
from
her
stressful
job
.
She
liberated
herself
from
her
stressful
job
.
•
New
laws
liberated
workers
from
unfair
contracts
.
New
laws
liberated
workers
from
unfair
contracts
.
From
Latin
līberāt-
,
past
participle
stem
of
līberāre
(‘
to
set
free
’),
from
līber
(‘
free
’).