Meaning of PREMEDITATE
| Pronunciation: | | pri'medi`teyt
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- [v] think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
- [v] consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder"
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| | See Also: | | chew over, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, excogotate, meditate, moot, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, turn over | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Pre*med"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premeditated}
(-t[=a]`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Premeditating}.] [L.
praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari
to meditate. See {Meditate}.]
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.
To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind,
beforehand.
\Pre*med"i*tate\, a. [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]
Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] --Bp. Burnet.
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