Contemplate

kon′tem-plāt, or kon-tem′plāt, v.t. to consider or look at attentively: to meditate on or study: to intend.— v.i. to think seriously: to meditate (with on , upon ).— adj. Contemp′lable .— ns. Contem′plant , Contemp′latist ; Contemplā′tion , continued study of a particular subject: a meditation written, or a subject for such.— adj. and n. Contem′plative , given to contemplation.— adv. Contem′platively .— ns. Contem′plativene ; Con′templātor , one who contemplates: a student. [L. contemplāri , -ātus , to mark out carefully a templum or place for auguries— con , sig. completene , and templum . See Consider and Temple .]