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Premeditate

Premeditate Meaning & Definition
Premeditate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Premeditate?

[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

Premeditate In Webster's Dictionary

\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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