Verb

• S: (v) consider (consider%2:32:02::), debate (debate%2:32:02::), moot (moot%2:32:00::), turn over (turn_over%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:01::) (think about carefully; weigh) "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
• S: (v) debate (debate%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:00::) (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)
• direct troponym / full troponym
• S: (v) vex (vex%2:32:04::) (subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation) "vex the subject of the death penalty"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) hash out (hash_out%2:32:00::), discuss (discuss%2:32:00::), talk over (talk_over%2:32:00::) (speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion) "We discussed our household budget"
• S: (v) negociate (negociate%2:32:00::), negotiate (negotiate%2:32:00::), talk terms (talk_terms%2:32:00::) (discuss the terms of an arrangement) "They negotiated the sale of the house"
• S: (v) negociate (negociate%2:32:01::) (confer with another in order to come to terms or reach an agreement) "The parties negociated all night"
• S: (v) powwow (powwow%2:32:00::) (hold a powwow, talk, conference or meeting)
• S: (v) debate (debate%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:00::) (discuss the pros and cons of an issue)
• S: (v) consider (consider%2:32:02::), debate (debate%2:32:02::), moot (moot%2:32:00::), turn over (turn_over%2:32:00::), deliberate (deliberate%2:32:01::) (think about carefully; weigh) "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
• S: (v) bandy (bandy%2:32:00::), kick around (kick_around%2:32:00::) (discuss lightly) "We bandied around these difficult questions"
• S: (v) moderate (moderate%2:32:00::), chair (chair%2:32:00::), lead (lead%2:32:01::) (preside over) "John moderated the discussion"
• S: (v) rede (rede%2:32:00::), advise (advise%2:32:00::), counsel (counsel%2:32:00::) (give advice to) "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud"
• S: (v) confer (confer%2:32:00::), confabulate (confabulate%2:32:01::), confab (confab%2:32:01::), consult (consult%2:32:05::) (have a conference in order to talk something over) "We conferred about a plan of action"
• S: (v) broach (broach%2:32:00::), initiate (initiate%2:32:00::) (bring up a topic for discussion)
• S: (v) bandy about (bandy_about%2:32:00::) (discuss casually) "bandy about an idea"
• S: (v) thrash out (thrash_out%2:32:00::), hammer out (hammer_out%2:32:00::) (discuss vehemently in order to reach a solution or an agreement) "The leaders of the various Middle Eastern countries are trying to hammer out a peace agreement"
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame

Adjective

• S: (adj) deliberate (deliberate%3:00:00:intended:00), calculated (calculated%3:00:00:intended:00), measured (measured%3:00:00:intended:00) (carefully thought out in advance) "a calculated insult"; "with measured irony"; "he made a deliberate decision not to respond negatively"
• S: (adj) careful (careful%3:00:00:unhurried:00), deliberate (deliberate%3:00:00:unhurried:00), measured (measured%3:00:00:unhurried:00) (unhurried and with care and dignity) "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
• S: (adj) intentional (intentional%3:00:00:intended:00), knowing (knowing%3:00:00:intended:00), deliberate (deliberate%3:00:01:intended:00) (characterized by conscious design or purpose) "intentional damage"; "a knowing act of fraud"; "a deliberate attempt to provoke a response"