Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Contemplate \Con"tem*plate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Contemplated} (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemplating}.]
   [L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- +
   templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See
   {Temple}.]
   1. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or
      consider with continued attention; to regard with
      deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.

            To love, at least contemplate and admire, What I see
            excellent.                            --Milton.

            We thus dilate Our spirits to the size of that they
            contemplate.                          --Byron.

   2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to
      look forward to; to purpose; to intend.

            There remain some particulars to complete the
            information contemplated by those resolutions. --A.
                                                  Hamilton.

            If a treaty contains any stipulations which
            contemplate a state of future war.    --Kent.

   Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on;
        reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose;
        purpose. See {Meditate}.