premeditate

(prē med′ə tāt′)

to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand: a premeditated murder

Origin: < L praemeditatus, pp. of praemeditari: see pre- & meditate

intransitive verb

to think or meditate beforehand

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See premeditate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb pre·med·i·tat·ed, pre·med·i·tat·ing, pre·med·i·tates

verb, transitive

To plan, arrange, or plot (a crime, for example) in advance.

verb, intransitive

To reflect, ponder, or deliberate beforehand.

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