Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Deliberate

Deliberate (de*lib"ẽr*at) , adjective

[Latin deliberatus, past participle 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. — Shakespeare
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. — Shakespeare
3.
Not hasty or sudden; slow. — Hooker
His enunciation was so deliberate. — W. Wirt
4.
having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.

Deliberate (de*lib"ẽr*āt) , transitive verb

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 , intransitive verb

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