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premeditate

[ pri-med-i-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

, pre·med·i·tat·ed, pre·med·i·tat·ing.
  1. to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand:

    to premeditate a murder.



premeditate

/ prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt /

verb

  1. to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • preˈmediˌtative, adjective
  • preˈmediˌtator, noun
  • preˈmediˌtatedly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • pre·medi·tative adjective
  • pre·medi·tator noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of premeditate1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditārī “to contemplate in advance”; pre-, meditate
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Example Sentences

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.

The judges affirmed Roof’s conviction in a 149-page ruling and emphasized that the mass shooting was premeditated and designed to attract widespread attention.

It was deliberate, it was premeditated and it was targeted against a specific person.

If we arrange our own exists, we will also premeditate our own agonies.

Does not Shakspeare himself sometimes premeditate the sheerest bombast!

It is most plain,” said Euthydemus, “that it is he who deceives with premeditate design.

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