ENGLISH: deliberate - CREOLE: debat



Overview of verb deliberate



The verb deliberate has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)



1. consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate -- (think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind")

2. debate, deliberate -- (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)



Overview of adj deliberate



The adj deliberate has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)



1. (2) deliberate, intentional, knowing -- (by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time")

2. (2) careful, deliberate, measured -- (with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed")

3. studied, deliberate -- (produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied insult"- V.L.Parrington)

4. deliberate -- (marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate decision")

5. calculated, deliberate, measured -- (carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony")

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