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Definitions for premeditate
prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪtpre·med·i·tate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. premeditateverb

    consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand

    "premeditated murder"

  2. premeditateverb

    think or reflect beforehand or in advance

    "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"

Wiktionary

  1. premeditateverb

    To plan ahead of time.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To PREMEDITATEverb

    To contrive or form beforehand; to conceive beforehand.

    Etymology: præmeditor, Lat. premediter, Fr.

    Where I have come, great clerks have purposed
    To greet me with premeditated welcomes. William Shakespeare.

    With words premeditated thus he said. Dryden.

  2. To Premeditateverb

    To have formed in the mind by previous meditation; to think beforehand.

    Of themselves they were rude, and knew not so much as how to premeditate; the spirit gave them speech and eloquent utterance. Richard Hooker, Ecclesiastical Polity.

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  1. premeditate

    Premeditate refers to the act of thinking about or planning something carefully and intentionally before doing it, often applied to actions that are harmful or illegal. It involves deliberate preparation or design in order to execute an action, illustrating forethought.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Premeditateverb

    to think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery

  2. Premeditateverb

    to think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand

  3. Premeditateadjective

    premeditated; deliberate

  4. Etymology: [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Premeditate

    prē-med′i-tāt, v.t. to meditate upon beforehand: to design previously.—v.i. to deliberate beforehand.—adv. Premed′itātedly.—n. Premeditā′tion.—adj. Premed′itātive. [L., præmeditāri, -ātuspræ, before, meditāri, to meditate.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of premeditate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of premeditate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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  • ترصدArabic
  • vorher überlegen, im Vorhinein planen, im Vorhinein überlegen, vorsätzlich planenGerman
  • van tevoren bedenkenDutch
  • dự tính trướcVietnamese

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