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Definition of premeditate - 3 dictionary results

pre⋅med⋅i⋅tate

  [pri-med-i-teyt]
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–verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder.
Origin:
1540–50; < L praemeditātus ptp. 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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pre·med·i·tate   (prē-měd'ĭ-tāt')   
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·ta'tive adj., pre·med'i·ta'tor n.
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Main Entry: pre·med·i·tate
Pronunciation: pri-'me-d&-"tAt
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -tat·ed; -tat·ing
transitive verb : to think about or consider beforehand premeditate the killing and deliberate about it —W. Railroad LaFave and A. W. Scott, Junior> intransitive verb : to think or consider beforehand
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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