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.
Con"tem*plate, v. i. To
consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to muse; to
meditate.
So many hours must I contemplate.
Shak.
