mĕdĭtor Copy link Outline I. Lit.(a). With acc.(b). With ad; ne ad eam rem meditere, Cic. ...(g). With de(d). With dat.II. Transf., to meditate, study, exercise one's self in, practise ...III. In pass. signif.A. Exercised, practised, instructedB. Thought upon, meditated, weighed, considered, studied ... ⓘmĕdĭtāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mĕdĭtātē: adverbial (dep) • mĕdĭtor, ātus, 1, v. dep. a. and n. [Sanscr. madh-a, wisdom; Gr. μάθος, μανθάνω, μήδομαι; cf.: medeor, re-med-ium, etc.]; act., to think or reflect upon, to muse over, consider, meditate upon; neutr., to think, reflect, muse, consider, meditate; to design, purpose, intend, etc.; constr. with acc., with ad, de, with dat., with inf., with a rel.-clause, or absol. (class.). I. Lit. α. With acc.: semulque cursuram meditabor ad ludos Olympios, Plaut. Stich. 2, 1, 34: ea para, meditare, cogita, quae, etc., Cic. Fam. 2, 5, 2: nihil aliud cogitare, meditari, curare nisi, etc., id. Rep. 1, 22, 35: forum, subsellia, rostra curiamque, id. de Or. 1, 8, 32: fugam ad legiones, Suet. Tib. 65: cor tuum meditabitur timorem, i. e. promote by meditation, Vulg. Isa. 33, 18.— β. With ad; ne ad eam rem meditere, Cic. Fam. 2, 3, 1: ad hujus vitae studium meditati illi sunt qui feruntur labores tui, id. Cat. 1, 10, 26.— γ. With de: ut de tua ratione meditere, Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 4.— δ. With dat. (ante-class.): nugis, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 107. —(ε) With inf.: jam designatus alio incessu esse meditabatur, Cic. Agr. 2, 5, 13: multos annos regnare meditatus magno labore, id. Phil. 2, 45, 116: cum animo meditaretur proficisci in Persas, Nep. Ages. 4.— (ζ) With a rel.-clause: ea nunc meditabor quo modo illi dicam, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 42: meditabor, quo modo cum illo loquar, Cic. Att. 9, 17, 1: quid contra dicerem, mecum ipse meditabor, id. N. D. 3, 1, 1: meditare, quibus verbis incensam illius cupiditatem comprimas, id. Pis. 25, 59.— (η) Absol.: multis modis meditatus egomet mecum sum, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 1: egressus ad meditandum in agro, Vulg. Gen. 24, 63. — II. Transf., to meditate, study, exercise one's self in, practise a thing: nugas est meditatus male, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 107: Demosthenes perfecit meditando, ut nemo planius esse locutus putaretur, Cic. de Or. 1, 61, 260; cf.: Demosthenes in litore meditans, Quint. 10, 3, 30: quid Crassus ageret meditandi aut discendi causā, Cic. de Or. 1, 30, 136: aut in foro dicere aut meditari extra forum, id. Brut. 88, 302: musam, Verg. E. 1, 2: arma, Veg. Mil. 1, 20: proelia, Juv. 4, 112.—Transf., of animals: cervi editos partus exercent cursu, et fugam meditari docent, to practise flight, Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 113.—Of things: semper cauda scorpionis in ictu est: nulloque momento meditari cessat, to move as in readiness to strike, i. e. to threaten, Plin. 11, 25, 30, § 87: semina meditantur aristas, Prud. Cath. 10, 132; also, to murmur, utter a sad cry: clamabo, meditabor ut columba, Vulg. Isa. 38, 14; 59, 11.— III. In pass. signif. (in verb. fin. post-class. and very rare): adulteria meditantur, Min. Fel. Oct. 25, 1.—But freq. in part. perf.: mĕdĭtā-tus, a, um. A. Exercised, practised, instructed (only Plautin.): cumque huc ad adulescentem meditatum probe mittam, Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 88: probe meditatam utramque duco, id. Mil. 3, 3, 29: murmura, Juv. 6, 539.— B. Thought upon, meditated, weighed, considered, studied: meditati sunt doli docte, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 30: ea, quae meditata et praeparata inferuntur, Cic. Off. 1, 8, 27: meditatum et cogitatum scelus, id. Phil. 2, 34, 85: meditatum cogitatumque verbum, id. ib. 10, 2, 6: accuratae et meditatae commentationes, id. de Or. 1, 60, 257: oratio, Plin. 26, 3, 7, § 12: doli, Plaut. Ps. 4, 1, 31: meditata et composita oratio (opp. extemporized), Suet. Aug. 84. —Subst.: mĕdĭtāta, ōrum, n., a carefully prepared speech: sive meditata sive subita proferret, Plin. Ep. 1, 16, 2.—Hence, adv.: mĕdĭtātē, thoughtfully, designedly, intentionally (ante-class. and post-Aug.): ne tu illorum mores perquam meditate tenes, knowest thoroughly, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 16: hau male meditate male dicax es, id. Curc. 4, 2, 26: effundere probra, Sen. Const. Sap. 11, 3.
mĕdĭtātus Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtātē: adverbialmĕdĭtāte: masc/neut voc sg • mĕdĭtātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from meditor, q. v.
mĕdĭtātus Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtātē: adverbialmĕdĭtāte: masc/neut voc sg • mĕdĭtātus, ūs, m. [meditor], a thinking, meditating upon any thing, a meditation, i. q. meditatio (post-class.), App. M. 3, p. 135, 31.
mĕdĭtātē Copy link • mĕdĭtātē (meditatus), à dessein, de propos délibéré : Sen. Const. 11, 3 || avec réflexion, précision : Pl. Bacch. 545 ; Mil. 40.
mĕdĭtor Copy link Outline 1 méditer, penser à, réfléchir à : penser toujours au forum, aux tribunaux, ...2 préparer, méditer qqch., avoir en vue qqch. : se préparer à fuir ...3 préparer, travailler, étudier : préparer la défense de qqn ; [noter le ... ⓘmĕdĭtāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mĕdĭtātē: adverbial (dep) • mĕdĭtor, ātus sum, ārī (fréq. de medeor, donner ses soins à qqch.) tr., 1. méditer, penser à, réfléchir à : semper forum, subsellia, curiamque Cic. de Or. 1, 32, penser toujours au forum, aux tribunaux, à la curie, cf. Cic. Rep. 1, 35 ; Fam. 2, 5, 2 ; meditare, quibus verbis comprimas Cic. Pis. 59, médite par quelles paroles tu peux réprimer..., cf. Cic. Nat. 3, 1 ; Att. 9, 17, 1 || [abst] : de aliqua re Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 4, réfléchir sur qqch. 2. préparer, méditer qqch., avoir en vue qqch. : fugam Cic. Cat. 1, 22, se préparer à fuir ; ad hujus vitæ studium meditati illi sunt qui feruntur labores tui Cic. Cat. 1, 26, [noter le passif, v. ➳] c'est pour la pratique de cette vie qu'ont été préparés (ménagés) tous tes exercices si pénibles dont on parle || multos annos regnare meditatus Cic. Phil. 2, 116, visant depuis maintes années au pouvoir absolu ; alio incessu esse meditabatur Cic. Agr. 2, 13, il se proposait d'avoir une autre démarche || [abst] ad aliquid Cic. Fam. 2, 3, 1, se préparer à qqch. 3. préparer, travailler, étudier : causam alicujus Cic. Att. 5, 21, 13, préparer la défense de qqn ; ea, quia meditata putantur esse, minus ridentur Cic. de Or. 2, 246, [noter le passif, v. ➳] ces plaisanteries, parce qu'elles semblent préparées (étudiées), font moins rire || [abst] : sed satin estis meditati ? Pl. Pers. 465, mais avez-vous suffisamment étudié votre rôle ? non in agendo solum, sed etiam in meditando Cic. Br. 88, non seulement dans la plaidoirie, mais encore dans le travail de préparation ; [en part.] faire des exercices oratoires : Cic. Br. 302 ; de Or. 1, 136. ➳ sens pass. [t. rare] : Minuc. 25, 1 || mais meditatus, a, um, a souvent le sens pass. : Cic. Cat. 1, 26 ; Off. 1, 27 ; Phil. 2, 85 ; 10, 6 ; de Or. 1, 257, etc. ; [noter en parl. des pers.] probe meditatus Pl. Mil. 903 ; Trin. 817, bien instruit, bien dressé.
mĕdĭtātus Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtātē: adverbialmĕdĭtāte: masc/neut voc sg • 1 mĕdĭtātus, a, um, sens pass., v. meditor ➳.
mĕdĭtātŭs Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtātē: adverbialmĕdĭtāte: masc/neut voc sg • 2 mĕdĭtātŭs, ūs, m., pensée, méditation : Apul. M. 8, 14.
meditor Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mĕdĭtātē: adverbial (dep) MEDITOR âri. [μελετάω, φροντίζω, σκέπτομαι] Curare aliquid, vel sola cogitatione animi, vel exercitatione adhibita. […] 🗁 Page Scan
meditatus Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtātē: adverbialmĕdĭtāte: masc/neut voc sg MEDITÂTVS [1] a, um. Partic. [μελετήσας] Ter. Andr. 2, 4, 3 […] 🗁 Page Scan
meditatus Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtātē: adverbialmĕdĭtāte: masc/neut voc sg MEDITÂTVS [2] ûs. m. Idem. Theodulf. Carm. 2, 187.
MĔDĬTOR Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtāte: perf part pass masc/neut voc sg (dep) · pres imperat act 2nd pl (dep)mĕdĭtātē: adverbial (dep) MĔDĬTOR ↗Open in new tab (meditor)
MĔDĬTĀTUS Copy link ⓘmĕdĭtātē: adverbialmĕdĭtāte: masc/neut voc sg MĔDĬTĀTUS ↗Open in new tab (meditatus)
meditate Copy link Outline I. To dwell upon in thought1. cōgĭto, 1 (to think about)2. volvo, vi, ūtum, 3 (to turn over carefully in the mind)3. mĕdĭtor, 1 (to bring care and effort to bear upon anything4. commentor, 1 (to think carefully of, study, devise)II. To be bent on, have in view1. mĕdĭtor, 12. expr. by in animo est (with dat. of person), etc. • meditate: I. To dwell upon in thought: 1. cōgĭto, 1 (to think about): more fully, animo agitare et cogitare de aliqua re, Cic. Font. 6, 12: cf. id. N. D. 1, 41, 114: with acc. of neut. pron., aliquid attentius c., id. Off. 1, 40, 144: v. to think. 2. volvo, vi, ūtum, 3 (to turn over carefully in the mind): as he was m.ing upon many (different) plans, multa secum volventi, Liv. 26, 7: Sall.: more precisely, animo volvere, Liv. 42, 5, init. So voluto, 1 (frequent.): Liv.: Lucr. (N.B.--Volvo, voluto denote anxious meditation upon schemes, dangers, etc.; not calm philosophical meditation.) 3. mĕdĭtor, 1 (to bring care and effort to bear upon anything: rarely if ever of pure meditation): I was m.ing "studying") what to say in reply, quid contra dicerem mecum ipse meditabar, Cic. N. D. 3, init.: so of an orator studying his brief, id. Off. 1, 40, 144: Hor. S. 1, 9, 2 (cf. Forcell. s. v., universim meditari aliquid est non solum cogitando persequi, sed etiam agendo et praeparando). See also to contemplate, consider. 4. commentor, 1 (to think carefully of, study, devise): cf. Cic. Br. 88, 301, quae secum commentatus esset, i. e. what he had studied and prepared (without writing). II. To be bent on, have in view: 1. mĕdĭtor, 1: he was m.ing an invasion of Persia, meditabatur proficisci in Persas, Nep. Ages. 4, init.: Cic. 2. expr. by in animo est (with dat. of person), etc.: v. to intend.
MEDITATE Copy link • MEDITATETo reflect upon, cogitare, commentari, aliquid, or de aliqua re (to think over anything), meditari; upon anything, aliquid or de aliqua re (to consider how anything ought to be; hence, to study). (The words are found in this connection and order.) de aliqua re commentari atque meditari. To design, intend, Vid: DESIGN.