PREMEDITATE

premeditate

(verb) think or reflect beforehand or in advance; “I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake”

premeditate

(verb) consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; “premeditated murder”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

premeditate (third-person singular simple present premeditates, present participle premeditating, simple past and past participle premeditated)

(ambitransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*med"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premeditated (-ta`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Premeditating.] Etym: [L. praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari to meditate. See Meditate.]

Definition: To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery. With words premeditated thus he said. Dryden.

Pre*med"i*tate, v. i.

Definition: To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand.

Pre*med"i*tate, a. Etym: [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]

Definition: Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] Bp. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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