- deliberate (adj.)
- 1540s, "done with careful consideration," from L. deliberatus, pp. of deliberare (see deliberation). Meaning "slow, consciously unhurried" is attested by 1590s.
- deliberate (v.)
- 1540s, from L. deliberat-, pp. stem of deliberare (see deliberation). Related: Deliberated (1590s); deliberately (1530s); deliberating (1640s).