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contemplate definition

con·tem·plate (kän′təm plāt′)

transitive verb contemplated -·plat′ed, contemplating -·plat′·ing

  1. to look at intently; gaze at
  2. to think about intently; study carefully
  3. to have in mind as a possibility or plan; intend

Etymology: < L contemplatus, pp. of contemplari, to gaze attentively, observe (orig., in augury, to mark out space for observation < com-, intens. + templum, temple

intransitive verb

to meditate or muse, sometimes specif. in a religious or mystical way

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