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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Contemplate \Con"tem*plate\ (?; 277), verb (used with an object) [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}.
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