verb (-plated; -plating) see: temple Date: circa 1533 transitive verb to view or consider with continued attention ; meditate on , to view as contingent or probable or as an end or intention , intransitive verb ponder , meditate , see: consider contemplator noun
CONTEMPLATE
Meaning of CONTEMPLATE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012