deliberate

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. adj. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional: mistook the oversight for a deliberate insult.
2. adj. Arising from or marked by careful consideration: a deliberate decision. See Synonyms at voluntary.
3. adj. Unhurried in action, movement, or manner, as if trying to avoid error: moved at a deliberate pace. See Synonyms at slow.
4. v. To think carefully and often slowly, as about a choice to be made.
5. v. To consult with another or others in a process of reaching a decision.
6. v. To consider (a matter) carefully and often slowly, as by weighing alternatives.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To weigh in the mind; weigh the arguments or considerations for and against; think or reflect upon; consider.
2. To think carefully or attentively; consider and examine the reasons for and against a proposition; estimate the weight or force of arguments, or the probable consequences of an action, in order to a choice or decision; reflect carefully upon what is to be done; consider.
3. More loosely, to pause and consider; stop to reflect.
4. Synonyms To ponder, cogitate, reflect, debate, think, meditate, ruminate, muse.
5. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of an action; circumspect; careful and slow in deciding: applied to persons.
6. Formed or done with careful consideration and full intention; well weighed or considered; not sudden or rash: applied to thoughts or acts: as, a deliberate opinion; a deliberate purpose; a deliberate falsehood.
7. Characterized by slowness in decision or action; slow.
8. Synonyms and Cautious, cool, wary, careful, thoughtful.

Wiktionary

1. adj. Done on purpose; intentional.
2. adj. Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining.
3. adj. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
4. adj. Not hasty or sudden; slow.
5. v. To consider carefully.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons.
2. adj. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully considered; not sudden or rash
3. adj. Not hasty or sudden; slow.
4. adj. having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.
5. v. To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder.
6. v. 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, about, concerning.

WordNet 3.0

1. v. think about carefully; weigh.
2. v. discuss the pros and cons of an issue
3. adj. carefully thought out in advance
4. adj. unhurried and with care and dignity