Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deliberated};
   p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliberating}.]
   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.

Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. i.
   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.

         The woman that deliberates is lost.      --Addison.

Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, a. [L. deliberatus, p. p. of
   deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare to weigh. See
   {Librate}.]
   1. 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; 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.

Source : WordNet®

deliberate
     adj 1: by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a
            knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
            [syn: {intentional}, {knowing}, {willful}, {wilful}]
     2: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace";
        "with all deliberate speed" [syn: {careful}, {measured}]
     3: produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; "a
        studied smile"; "a note of biting irony and studied
        insult"- V.L.Parrington [syn: {studied}] [ant: {unstudied}]
     4: marked by careful consideration or reflection; "a deliberate
        decision"
     5: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult";
        "with measured irony" [syn: {calculated}, {measured}]

deliberate
     v 1: think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the
          possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in
          your mind" [syn: {consider}, {debate}, {moot}, {turn
          over}]
     2: discuss the pros and cons of an issue [syn: {debate}]