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pre·med·i·tate
(prē-mĕd′ĭ-tāt′)v. pre·med·i·tat·ed, pre·med·i·tat·ing, pre·med·i·tates
v.tr.
To form an intent to carry out (an action, such as a crime); intend to carry out: premeditate a killing.
v.intr.
To premeditate an action, especially a crime.
pre·med′i·ta′tion (-tā′shən) adj.
pre·med′i·ta′tive adj.
pre·med′i·ta′tor n.
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premeditate
(prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt)vb
to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand
preˈmediˌtatedly adv
preˈmediˌtative adj
preˈmediˌtator n
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pre•med•i•tate
(prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt)v.t., v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing.
to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand.
[1540–50; < Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditārī]
pre•med′i•ta`tive, adj.
pre•med′i•ta`tor, n.
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premeditate
Past participle: premeditated
Gerund: premeditating
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| Verb | 1. | premeditate - consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder" deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| 2. | premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake" meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
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premeditate
verbTo consider and plan in advance:
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premeditate
vt → vorsätzlich planen
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