Definition of premeditate Premeditate
/pɹimɛˈdʌtejˌt/ - [preemeduteyt] - pre•med•i•tate
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What does premeditate mean?
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| premeditate - consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder" | ||
| moot, deliberate, debate, consider, turn over argue with one another; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" | ||
| premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" | ||
| chew over, ponder, muse, mull over, think over, mull, meditate, excogitate, ruminate, contemplate, speculate, reflect 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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Wiktionary 
- premeditate (Verb)
To plan ahead of time.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- premeditate (v. t.)
To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery. - premeditate (v. i.)
To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand. - premeditate (a.)
Premeditated; deliberate.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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premeditate
prē-med′i-tāt, v.t. to meditate upon beforehand: to design previously.—v.i. to deliberate beforehand.—adv. Premed′itātedly.—n. Premeditā′tion.—adj. Premed′itātive. [L., præmeditāri, -ātus—præ, before, meditāri, to meditate.]
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🔤- premeditate, verb, present, 1st person singular of premeditate (infinitive).
- premeditate, verb (infinitive).
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