beditate

Verb

beditate (third-person singular simple present beditates, present participle beditating, simple past and past participle beditated)

1. (informal) To meditate while lying down, typically in bed.
   • He was lying on the wharf beside me when he grew silent. I asked, "Meditating?" He smiled and returned, "Beditating." We rarely went to bed before three or four a.m., especially on weekends.1980, Judith Schubert Kranes, David Schubert, Works and Days (Contemporary Poetry Series; 24), Princeton, N.J.: Quarterly Review of Literature, published 1983, page 136
   • On busy days, I may beditate for more than an hour in preparation for my day, then engage in other contemplative practices during the day. Sometimes I watch my breath or listen to a guided visualization. Rarely do I fall asleep, but I don't beat myself up if I do.2010, J. Kim Wright, Lawyers as Peacemakers: Practicing Holistic, Problem-Solving Law, Chicago, I.L.: American Bar Association, →ISBN, page 158