1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. Bacon.
2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
DELIBERATIVELY
De*lib"er*a*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.
DELIBERATOR
De*lib"er*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who deliberates.
DELIBRATE
Del"i*brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Delibrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Delibrating.] Etym: [L. delibratus, p. p. of delibrare to delibrate;
de from + liber bark.]
Defn: To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] Ash.
DELIBRATION
Del`i*bra"tion, n.
Defn: The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] Ash.