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contemplateOne entry found. Main Entry: con·tem·plate Pronunciation: \ˈkän-təm-ˌplāt, -ˌtem-\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): con·tem·plat·ed; con·tem·plat·ing Etymology: Latin contemplatus, past participle of contemplari, from com- + templum space marked out for observation of auguries — more at temple Date: circa 1533 transitive verb 1 : to view or consider with continued attention : meditate on <contemplate the vastness of the universe> synonyms see consider — con·tem·pla·tor \-ˌplā-tər\ noun
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