PREMEDITATED

premeditated

(adjective) characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning; “a premeditated crime”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

premeditated

simple past tense and past participle of premeditate

Adjective

premeditated (not comparable)

Planned, considered or estimated in advance; deliberate.

Antonyms

• unpremeditated

Source: Wiktionary


PREMEDITATE

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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