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premeditate

pre·med·i·tate [ pree méddi tàyt ] (past and past participle pre·med·i·tat·ed, present participle pre·med·i·tat·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·med·i·tates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb plan beforehand: to plan or devise something, especially a crime, in advance

2. transitive and intransitive verb ponder something in advance: to consider or think carefully about something beforehand

[Mid-16th century. < Latin praemeditat-, past participle of praemeditari "think about beforehand" < meditare (see meditate)]

pre·med·i·tat·ed adjective
pre·med·i·ta·tive adjective
pre·med·i·ta·tor noun
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