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premeditate
pre·med·i·tate P0525700 (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.premeditate (prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt) vbto plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand preˈmediˌtatedly adv preˈmediˌtative adj preˈmediˌtator npre•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. premeditate Past participle: premeditated Gerund: premeditating
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premeditate | premeditate |
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I premeditate | you premeditate | he/she/it premeditates | we premeditate | you premeditate | they premeditate |
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I premeditated | you premeditated | he/she/it premeditated | we premeditated | you premeditated | they premeditated |
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I am premeditating | you are premeditating | he/she/it is premeditating | we are premeditating | you are premeditating | they are premeditating |
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I have premeditated | you have premeditated | he/she/it has premeditated | we have premeditated | you have premeditated | they have premeditated |
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I was premeditating | you were premeditating | he/she/it was premeditating | we were premeditating | you were premeditating | they were premeditating |
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I had premeditated | you had premeditated | he/she/it had premeditated | we had premeditated | you had premeditated | they had premeditated |
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I will premeditate | you will premeditate | he/she/it will premeditate | we will premeditate | you will premeditate | they will premeditate |
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I will have premeditated | you will have premeditated | he/she/it will have premeditated | we will have premeditated | you will have premeditated | they will have premeditated |
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I will be premeditating | you will be premeditating | he/she/it will be premeditating | we will be premeditating | you will be premeditating | they will be premeditating |
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I have been premeditating | you have been premeditating | he/she/it has been premeditating | we have been premeditating | you have been premeditating | they have been premeditating |
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I will have been premeditating | you will have been premeditating | he/she/it will have been premeditating | we will have been premeditating | you will have been premeditating | they will have been premeditating |
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I had been premeditating | you had been premeditating | he/she/it had been premeditating | we had been premeditating | you had been premeditating | they had been premeditating |
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I would premeditate | you would premeditate | he/she/it would premeditate | we would premeditate | you would premeditate | they would premeditate |
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I would have premeditated | you would have premeditated | he/she/it would have premeditated | we would have premeditated | you would have premeditated | they would have premeditated | ThesaurusVerb | 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" |
premeditateverbTo consider and plan in advance:predetermine.Translationspremeditarepremeditazione
Premeditate
PremeditateTo think of an act beforehand; to contrive and design; to plot or lay plans for the execution of a purpose. Premeditation refers to the decision to plan to commit a crime, generally murder. A premeditated murder is thought out beforehand, but no specific length of time is needed for premeditation. premeditate
Synonyms for premeditateverb to consider and plan in advanceSynonymsWords related to premeditateverb consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehandRelated Words- deliberate
- moot
- debate
- consider
- turn over
verb think or reflect beforehand or in advanceRelated Words- meditate
- mull
- mull over
- muse
- ponder
- chew over
- think over
- excogitate
- reflect
- ruminate
- speculate
- contemplate
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