CONTEMPLARI.mov
contemplate |ˈkäntəmˌplāt|
verb [ trans. ]
look thoughtfully for a long time at : he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors.
• think about : the results of a trade war are too horrifying to contemplate.
• [ intrans. ] think profoundly and at length; meditate : he sat morosely contemplating.
• have in mind as a probable though not certain intention : she was contemplating a gold mining venture.
DERIVATIVES
contemplator |-ˌplātər| |ˈkɑn(t)əmˈpleɪdər| noun
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin contemplat- surveyed, observed, contemplated, from the verb contemplari, based on templum place for observation.