premeditate
to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder.
Origin of premeditate
1synonym study For premeditate
Other words from premeditate
- pre·med·i·ta·tive, adjective
- pre·med·i·ta·tor, noun
Words Nearby premeditate
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How to use premeditate in a sentence
In seeking the jail term and the $3,000 fine, Deputy Public Prosecutor Thiagesh Sukumaran told the court that Low’s actions were premeditated, and he intended to undermine police investigations to advance his financial interests over all else.
Bisexual OnlyFans creator sentenced to jail in Singapore | Brody Levesque | October 17, 2022 | Washington BladeThe judges affirmed Roof’s conviction in a 149-page ruling and emphasized that the mass shooting was premeditated and designed to attract widespread attention.
Appeals court affirms Dylann Roof’s death sentence in Charleston church slayings | Ann Marimow | August 25, 2021 | Washington PostIt was deliberate, it was premeditated and it was targeted against a specific person.
One person dead after pickup truck hits Wilton Manors Pride parade participants | Michael K. Lavers | June 19, 2021 | Washington BladeIf we arrange our own exists, we will also premeditate our own agonies.
Twos and Threes | G. B. SternDoes not Shakspeare himself sometimes premeditate the sheerest bombast!
Life of Robert Burns | Thomas Carlyle
It is most plain,” said Euthydemus, “that it is he who deceives with premeditate design.
The Memorable Thoughts of Socrates | Xenophon
British Dictionary definitions for premeditate
/ (prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt) /
to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand
Derived forms of premeditate
- premeditatedly, adverb
- premeditative, adjective
- premeditator, noun
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