Etymology

deliberate

de·lib·er·ate
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Today it means: Done on purpose; intentional. Full definition →

Middle English deliberat(e)
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdeliberat(e)
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdeliberat(e)
  3. English todaydeliberate

Inherited from Middle English deliberat(e), borrowed from Latin dēlīberātus, perfect passive participle of dēlīberō (“to consider, weigh well”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + *līberō / lībrō (“to weigh”)), from *libera / libra (“a balance”); see librate. Doublet of deliber.

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