Main entry: debate, deliberate
Definition: discuss the pros and cons of an issue
Main entry: debate, deliberate, consider, moot, turn over
Definition: think about carefully; weigh
Usage: They considered the possibility of a strike; Turn the proposal over in your mind
Main entry: deliberate, measured, careful
Definition: unhurried and with care and dignity
Usage: walking at the same measured pace; with all deliberate speed
Main entry: measured, deliberate, calculated
Definition: carefully thought out in advance
Usage: a calculated insult; with measured irony