- meditate the muse
- meditate the muse(Latinism, after Milton) to give one's mind to composing poetry• • •Main Entry: ↑meditate
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Meditate — Med i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meditated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meditating}.] [L. meditatus, p. p. of meditari to meditate; cf. Gr. ? to learn, E. mind.] To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on anything in thought; to think… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
muse — Ⅰ. muse [1] ► NOUN 1) (Muse) (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences. 2) a woman who is the inspiration for a creative artist. ORIGIN Greek mousa. Ⅱ. muse … English terms dictionary
muse — [myo͞oz] vi. mused, musing [ME musen < OFr muser, to ponder, loiter, orig., ? to stand with muzzle in the air < ML * musare < musum (> OFr musel), snout, MUZZLE] to think deeply and at length; meditate vt. to think or say meditatively … English World dictionary
muse — muser, n. /myoohz/, v., mused, musing. v.i. 1. to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject. 2. Archaic. to gaze meditatively or wonderingly. v.t. 3. to meditate on. 4. to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon. [1300 50; ME musen to mutter … Universalium
meditate — Synonyms and related words: be abstracted, brood, brood over, cerebrate, chaw, chew over, chew the cud, cogitate, con over, conceive, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, deliberate over, deliberate upon, design, devise, digest, envisage,… … Moby Thesaurus
muse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. ponder, meditate, dream, ruminate. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ponder, meditate, reflect; see think 1 . n. Syn. inspiration, stimulus, creative impulse, creative spirit, genius, poetic… … English dictionary for students
meditate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. muse, ponder, cogitate; plan, intend, contemplate, purpose. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To muse] Syn. ponder, study, contemplate, ruminate, muse, revolve, say to oneself, reflect, view, brood… … English dictionary for students
muse — muse1 noun 1》 (Muse) (in Greek and Roman mythology) each of nine goddesses who preside over the arts and sciences. 2》 a woman, or a force personified as a woman, who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. Origin ME: from OFr., or… … English new terms dictionary
meditate — verb please allow me more time to meditate Syn: contemplate, think, consider, ponder, muse, reflect, deliberate, ruminate, chew the cud, brood, mull something over; be in a brown study, be deep/lost in thought, debate with oneself; pray; informal … Thesaurus of popular words
meditate — I. v. a. 1. Plan, contrive, devise, scheme, concoct, intend, purpose, design. 2. Contemplate, study, chew, ruminate, think on, reflect upon, revolve in the mind, turn over in the mind, dwell intently upon, chew the cud upon. II. v. n. Muse,… … New dictionary of synonyms
