deliberate (v.) Copy link Outline 1. consŭlo, ŭi, ultum, 3 (of individuals or deliberative assemblies)2. dēlībĕro, 1 (to weigh carefully the grounds, pro and con)3. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (of deliberative bodies only)4. consīdĕro, 1 • deliberate (v.): 1. consŭlo, ŭi, ultum, 3 (of individuals or deliberative assemblies): when you have d.d, there is need of prompt action, ubi consulueris mature facto opus est, Sall.: to give way to panic rather than to d., trepidare magis quam c., Liv. 2. dēlībĕro, 1 (to weigh carefully the grounds, pro and con): they d. concerning Avaricum, de Avarico deliberatur, Caes.: you ought to d. long and digest the matter well, tibi diu deliberandum et concoquendum est, num ... Cic. 3. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (of deliberative bodies only): v. to debate (3). 4. consīdĕro, 1: v. to consider. Phr.: it is for you to d. what you ought to do, vestrum jam consilium est quid sit vobis faciendum, Cic.: to d. with oneself, aliquid secum agitare, Ter.; (in) animo, mente agitare, Cic.: Nep.: v. to meditate: also versare, with in animo or absol. (to turn over in the mind, carefully examine): v. revolve, reflect on.