Definition of "meditate" []

• To reflect on; contemplate. (verb-transitive)
• To plan in the mind; intend: meditated a visit to her daughter. (verb-transitive)
• Buddhism & Hinduism To train, calm, or empty the mind, often by achieving an altered state, as by focusing on a single object. (verb-intransitive)
• To engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer. (verb-intransitive)
• To think or reflect, especially in a calm and deliberate manner. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Meditate: I use the word meditate metaphorically – everyone should meditate their own way."
• "Meditate: I use the word meditate metaphorically - everyone should meditate their own way."
• "Lyam asked Karal in a whisper, as Firesong went off to a remote corner of the Tower to brood-or as he called it, "meditate" - for the second time that day."