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Definitions for premeditate
prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪtpre·med·i·tate
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Princeton's WordNet
premeditateverb
consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
"premeditated murder"
premeditateverb
think or reflect beforehand or in advance
"I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
Wiktionary
premeditateverb
To plan ahead of time.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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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
Premeditateverb
to think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery
Premeditateverb
to think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand
Premeditateadjective
premeditated; deliberate
Etymology: [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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, -ātus—præ, before, meditāri, to meditate.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of premeditate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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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