pre·med·i·tate (pr -m d  -t t )v. pre·med·i·tat·ed, pre·med·i·tat·ing, pre·med·i·tates v.tr. To plan, arrange, or plot (a crime, for example) in advance. v.intr. To reflect, ponder, or deliberate beforehand. pre·med i·tative adj.pre·med i·tator n. |
premeditate [prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt]
vb
to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand
premeditatedly adv
premeditative adj
premeditator n
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| Verb | 1. | premeditate - consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder" deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| 2. | premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
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