deliberate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /dɪˈlɪb.ə.ɹət/ (California)
- /dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ (Australia)
- /dəˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ weak vowel merger
- /dɪˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ (Canada, General-American)
- /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ (Canada, General-American)
- [dɪˈlɪb.ɹɪt] weak vowel merger
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- dĭlĭbʹ(ə)rət
- /dəˈləb.(ə.)ɹət/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪˈlɪb.(ə.)ɹət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [dɪˈlɪb.ɹət] (California)
- [dɪˈlɪb.ɹɛt] weak vowel merger; California Vowel Shift
- /dəˈlɪb.ɚ.ət/ weak vowel merger
- dəlĭbʹ(ə)rət weak vowel merger
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Done on purpose; intentional.
a deliberate attempt to cover up his crime
The massacre of up to 8,000 Bosnian Muslims at Srebrenica in 1995 was an act of genocide in a deliberate attempt by the Bosnian Serb leadership to exterminate part of the Muslim community, appeal judges ruled in a crucial case at the international war crimes tribunal in The Hague yesterday.
2004 April 20, Ian Traynor, “Hague rules Srebrenica was act of genocide”, in The Guardian:
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Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
settled visage and deliberate word
1603-4, William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure:a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or result
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Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
The jury took eight hours to come to its deliberate verdict.
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Not hasty or sudden; slow.
His enunciation was so deliberate.
1803, William Wirt, The Letters of the British Spy:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more deliberate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most deliberate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
overdeliberate · nondeliberate · predeliberate · deliberateness · deliberately · indeliberate · undeliberate · deliberate smoke
Synonyms
mindful · timorous · circumspect · conservative · heedy · attentive · wary · reckful · well-advised · wilful · canny · cautious · chary · tentative · slow · voluntary · cautelous · timid · hesitant · on purpose · discreet · purposeful · intentional · cautious · sensible · advertent · conscious · deliberate · safe · alert · heedful · careful · volitional · volitional · witting · circumspect · purposive · guarded · deliberate · purposeful · volitational · careful · thoughtful · prudent · meticulous · shy · well-advised
Translations (157)
ru неспе́шный (not hasty or sudden) · cs promyšlený (carefully considered) · ru взве́шенный (carefully considered) · cmn 審慎 /审慎 (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · hu szándékos (intentional) · mi mauritau (not hasty or sudden) · mi whakaānewanewa (intentional) · ru осо́знанный (carefully considered) · ru преднаме́ренный (intentional) · pl niespieszny (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · mi hakune (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · it voluto (intentional) · de absichtlich (intentional) · fi harkitseva (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · da overlagt (intentional) · fr concerté (carefully considered) · tl sadya (intentional) · es deliberado (intentional) · ja 慎重 (not hasty or sudden) · nrf délibéthé (not hasty or sudden) · la ultrōneus (intentional) · he מכוון (intentional) · no overveid (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · da gennemtænkt (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · uk уми́сний (intentional) · mk за́мислен (carefully considered) · nl doordachte (carefully considered) · cmn 刻意 (intentional) · bg обми́слен (not hasty or sudden) · it premeditato (intentional) · tr istemli (intentional) · pt de propósito (intentional) · pt deliberado (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · sh намјеран (intentional) · gl deliberado (intentional) · de vorsätzlich (intentional) · cs váhavý (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · tl intensiyonal (intentional) · nl met opzet (intentional) · bg благоразумен (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · cs rozvážný (not hasty or sudden) · pt proposital (intentional) · pl celowy (intentional) · sh namjeran (intentional) · pt intencional (intentional) · tr kasıtlı (intentional) · fi harkittu (carefully considered) · ja 思慮深い (carefully considered) · cmn 蓄意 (intentional) · sl nameren (intentional) · fr délibéré (not hasty or sudden) · pt deliberado (intentional) · cs úmyslný (intentional) · pl nieśpieszny (not hasty or sudden) · de wohlerwogen (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · mi ngaio (intentional) · cmn 慎重 (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · de wohlerwogen (carefully considered) · mi ngaio (carefully considered) · sv medveten (intentional) · fi verkkainen (not hasty or sudden) · bg пресметлив (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · nl weloverwogen (carefully considered) · nl opzettelijke (intentional) · da forsætlig (intentional) · hu megfontolt (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · da bevidst (intentional) · mk ра́судлив (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · cs rozvážný (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · sk zámerný (intentional) · cmn 存心 (intentional) · cmn 有意 (intentional) · de überlegt (carefully considered) · yue 特登 (intentional) · hu megfontolt (carefully considered) · cs neuspěchaný (not hasty or sudden) · bg предвидлив (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · pt deliberado (carefully considered) · ru осторо́жный (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · hi मंथन (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · bg прозорлив (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · da gennemtænkt (carefully considered) · pt calculado (not hasty or sudden) · mk о́бмислен (carefully considered) · nl opzettelijk (intentional) · hu körültekintő (carefully considered) · bg преднаме́рен (intentional) · mk на́мерен (intentional) · ru осо́знанный (not hasty or sudden) · ja 故意の (intentional) · bg разсъдлив (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · yue 專登 /专登 (intentional) · pl zamierzony (intentional) · de vorsichtig (not hasty or sudden) · pl niespieszny (not hasty or sudden) · pl przemyślany (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · cmn 謹慎 /谨慎 (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · no med vilje (intentional) · pl świadomy (intentional) · nan-hbl 刁工 (intentional) · nrf délibéthé (intentional) · pl umyślny (intentional) · uk навми́сний (intentional) · ro voit (intentional) · mk у́мислен (intentional) · ru обду́манный (carefully considered) · da velovervejet (carefully considered) · yue 故意 (intentional) · nl voor expres (intentional) · ru наме́ренный (intentional) · hu körültekintő (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · ro intenționat (intentional) · ru рассуди́тельный (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · sk úmyselný (intentional) · mi hakune (carefully considered) · ru разме́ренный (not hasty or sudden) · id sengaja (intentional) · pl rozważny (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · de bedachtsam (not hasty or sudden) · hu átgondolt (carefully considered) · cs záměrný (intentional) · be наўмы́сны (intentional) · ja 作為的 (intentional) · ru умы́шленный (intentional) · it intenzionale (intentional) · pl przemyślany (carefully considered) · de bedacht (not hasty or sudden) · nl doordacht (carefully considered) · fr délibéré (intentional) · da velovervejet (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · bg уми́шлен (intentional) · tr kasti (intentional) · bg обми́слен (carefully considered) · sh nameran (intentional) · fi tarkoituksellinen (intentional) · ca deliberat (intentional) · da rolig (not hasty or sudden) · fi harkittu (not hasty or sudden) · no veloverveid (carefully considered) · de wohlüberlegt (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · sh намеран (intentional) · de wohlüberlegt (carefully considered) · pl rozmyślny (intentional) · el εσκεμμένος (intentional) · mi mārika (intentional) · da sindig (not hasty or sudden) · es prudente (carefully considered) · fi tahallinen (intentional) · ro deliberat (intentional) · da langsom (not hasty or sudden) · cmn 故意 (intentional) · pl nieśpieszny (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · ja 慎重 (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · bg далновиден (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · ru осмотри́тельный (of a person, carefully considering the probable consequences of a step) · de bewusst (intentional) · sv avsiktlig (intentional)