Emily Dickinson Lexicon

MED'I-TATE, v.i. [L. meditor; Sp. meditar; Fr. mediter.]

1. To dwell on any thing in thought; to contemplate; to study; to turn or revolve any subject in the mind; appropriately but not exclusively used of pious contemplation, or a consideration of the great truths of religion. His delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law doth he meditate day and night. Ps. i.
2. To intend; to have in contemplation. I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose. Washington.