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premeditated
Variant of premeditate
premeditate
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pre·medi·tate (prē med′ə tāt′)
transitive verb premeditated -·tat′ed, premeditating -·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
Related Forms:
- premeditatedly pre·med′i·tat′·edly adverb
- premeditative pre·med′i·ta′·tive adjective
- premeditator pre·med′i·ta′·tor noun
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