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premeditate

[pri-med-i-teyt]

verb (used with object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing.

to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder.

Origin:
1540–50; < Latin praemeditātus past participle of praemeditārī to contemplate in advance. See pre-, meditate

Related forms

pre·med·i·ta·tive, adjective

pre·med·i·ta·tor, noun

Synonyms
See deliberate.

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premeditate (prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt)

—vb
	to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand

pre'meditatedly

—*adv*

pre'meditative

—*adj*

pre'meditator

—n

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