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premeditate Definition

pre·medi·tate (prē med′ə tāt′)

transitive verb -·tat′ed, -·tat′·ing

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

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

intransitive verb

to think or meditate beforehand

premeditate Related Forms
pre·med′i·tat′·edly adverb pre·med′i·ta′·tive adjective pre·med′i·ta′·tor noun
premeditate Synonyms

premeditate

v.

propose, aim, plot; see intend 1.

premeditate Usage Examples

Object

  • murder: Whether the arrow was a stray shot or premeditated murder is still under debate.
  • attack: Last week, the military reported that the prisoners went on a rampage in a premeditated attack against the soldiers.
  • act: The minute put beyond doubt that the invasion of Iraq was a premeditated act of aggression in which WMD was used a pretext.
  • action: In this case, eJay's liability shall be limited to damages caused by premeditated action or gross negligence on the part of eJay.
  • plan: The police admitted they had a premeditated plan to attack the demonstration.
  • crime: So actually the killing of JNA soldiers was a mere premeditated crime.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Their speeches are not premeditated - they're all in the moment.
  • coolly: Where a crime is coolly premeditated, then the means of covering it are coolly premeditated also.
  • usually: All of these things are wrong they are often criminal and they are usually premeditated.