DELIBERATED
Verb
deliberated
simple past tense and past participle of deliberate
Source: Wiktionary
DELIBERATE
De*lib"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to
deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See Librate.]
1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view a choice or decision;
carefully considering the probable consequences of a step;
circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a
deliberate judge or counselor. "These deliberate fools." Shak.
2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not
sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate measure or
result.
Settled visage and deliberate word. Shak.
3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. Hooker.
His enunciation was so deliberate. W. Wirt.
De*lib"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deliberated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Deliberating.]
Definition: To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against;
to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder; as, to deliberate a
question.
De*lib"er*ate, v. i.
Definition: To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for and
against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to consider; to
hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on, upon, concerning.
The woman the deliberation is lost. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition