premeditated

Variant of premeditate

premeditate definition

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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