verbfirst conjugation, deponent
meditor
meditor (present infinitive meditārī, perfect active meditātus sum)
Classical[ˈmɛ.dɪ.tɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈmɛː.di.tor]
Meaning
- deponentto think or reflect upon, consider, contemplate, ponder, meditate (upon); intend
- deponentto plan, contrive, devise
- broadlydeponentto meditate, study, exercise oneself in, practise or rehearse something
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
in animō dīligenter cōgitōmeditor -ārī — in Epistulae, ch. 2
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Cogitare · Meditari · Commentari
1. Cogitare (from the Goth. hugjan) denotes the usual activity of the mind, which cannot exist without thinking, or employing itself about something; meditari (from μέδεσθαι), the continued and intense activity of the mind, which aims at a definite result. Ter. Heaut. iii. 3, 46. Quid nunc facere cogitas? Compare this with Adelph. v. 6, 8. Meditor esse affabilis. Cic. Cat. i. 9, 22. In Tusc. iii. 6, cogitatio means little more than consciousness; whereas meditatio means speculative reflection. 2. Meditari has an intensive meaning, with earnestness, exertion, and vivacity; commentari (only in Cicero) means to reflect leisurely, quietly, and profoundly. (v. 198.)
Conjugation conjugation 1 deponent
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | meditor | meditābar | meditābor | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | meditāris meditāre | meditābāris meditābāre | meditāberis meditābere | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | meditātur | meditābātur | meditābitur | — | — | — |
| 1st pl. | meditāmur | meditābāmur | meditābimur | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | meditāminī | meditābāminī | meditābiminī | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | meditantur | meditābantur | meditābuntur | — | — | — |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | mediter | meditārer | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | meditēris meditēre | meditārēris meditārēre | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | meditētur | meditārētur | — | — |
| 1st pl. | meditēmur | meditārēmur | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | meditēminī | meditārēminī | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | meditentur | meditārentur | — | — |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | meditāre | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | meditāminī | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | meditātor | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | meditātor | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | meditantor | — |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | meditārī | — |
| perfect infinitive | meditātum esse | — |
| future infinitive | meditātūrum esse | — |
| present participle | meditāns | — |
| perfect participle | meditātus meditāta, meditātā, meditātae, meditātam, meditātārum, meditātās, meditāte, meditātī, meditātīs, meditātō, meditātōrum, meditātōs | — |
| future participle | meditātūrus meditātūra, meditātūrā, meditātūrae, meditātūram, meditātūrārum, meditātūrās, meditātūre, meditātūrī, meditātūrīs, meditātūrō, meditātūrōrum, meditātūrōs, meditātūrum | meditandus |
gerundmeditandī, meditandō, meditandumsupinemeditātum, meditātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- oratio meditata (Plin. 26. 3. 7)
- a prepared speech.
mĕdĭtor, ātus, 1,
I. 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.
(a). 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.—(b). 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.—(g). With de:
ut de tua ratione meditere, Cic. Fam. 1, 8, 4.—(d). 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.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
meditor ātus, ārī, dep.
3 MA-, to reflect, muse, consider, meditate, give attention : meditando extundere artīs, V.: causam tuam, i. e. how to defend yourself , T.: ea para, meditare, quae, etc.: Meditata mihi sunt omnia mea incommoda, I have thought over , T.: ad ea: ad huius vitae studium meditati sunt labores tui, i. e. have prepared you : de rei p. libertate.— To meditate, plan, devise, contrive : iam designatus alio voltu esse meditabatur: animo proficisci, N.: capere dolis Reginam meditor, V.: quo modo cum illo loquar: quibus verbis illius cupiditatem comprimas: meditatum et cogitatum scelus.— To meditate, study, exercise, practise, rehearse : meditati ad dicendum venimus, prepared : Demosthenes perfecit meditando, ut, etc.: quid Crassus ageret meditandi causā: meditans in proelia taurus, V.: ea, quae meditata et praeparata inferuntur: meditatum cogitatumque verbum, studied : verba, O.: murmura, rehearsed mumblings , Iu.— To sing, celebrate in song : omnia, quae Phoebo meditante Audiit, V.
Origins
Frequentative of medeor (“to heal, to cure, to remedy”).
Descendants
- Englishmeditate
- Frenchméditer
- Romanianmeditafrom French méditer
- Italianmeditare
- Portuguesemeditar
- Spanishmeditar
- Hungarianmeditál