contemplate Copy link Outline 1. consīdĕro, 12. contemplor, 1 (usu. of steady gaze of eye or mind)3. intueor, contueor, 2 • contemplate: 1. consīdĕro, 1: v. consider. 2. contemplor, 1 (usu. of steady gaze of eye or mind): we looked up at the sky and c.d the heavenly bodies, coelum suspeximus, coelestiaque contemplati sumus, Cic.: to c. that mentally which you cannot ocularly, id animo c., quod oculis non potes, Cic. (Considero is generally used of consideration preparatory to action; as, considerare quid agas, Cic.: contemplor is used of quiet contemplation; esp. of what is presented to the imagination: Habicht, § 862.) 3. intueor, contueor, 2: to gaze at. N.B. Most of the verbs for to contemplate are frequently used with animo or mente; as mente intueri, contemplari animo, animo et cogitatione contemplari, etc.; also, cum animo: v. to consider.