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De-liberate So may word come to mean something quite different than what one might suspect. The word deliberate has its roots in the early 15th-century Latin word deliberatus, meaning "resolved upon" or "considered carefully".Its underlying components literally break down into a vivid physical metaphor:dē-: A Latin prefix denoting "down" or "entirely".librare: Derived from the Latin noun libra, which means "scales" or "a balance".Together, the root literally means to "weigh well" or "balance". The thought process of a deliberate decision is akin to carefully placing options on either side of a scale until a clear, level, and well-considered outcome is achieved.

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