how to pronounce meditate

/ˈmɛdəˌtɛɪt/

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meditate is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of meditate in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… breathe and meditate like helps a lot …”

meaning of meditate

Meditate means to think deeply about something.

meditate frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word meditate occurs in english on average 3.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.