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premeditate

American  
[pri-med-i-teyt] / prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt /

verb (used with object)

premeditated, premeditating

  1. to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand.

    to premeditate a murder.
premeditate British  
/ prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt /

verb

  1. to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand

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Related Words

See deliberate.

Other Word Forms

  • premeditatedly adverb
  • premeditative adjective
  • premeditator noun

Etymology

Origin of premeditate

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditārī “to contemplate in advance”; pre-, meditate

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