premeditate
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past particuple of praemeditor (“I premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate.
Pronunciation
Verb
premeditate (third-person singular simple present premeditates, present participle premeditating, simple past and past participle premeditated)
- (transitive, intransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.
Related terms
Translations
to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand
See also
Italian
Etymology 1
Adjective
premeditate f
Participle
premeditate f pl
Etymology 2
Verb
premeditate
- inflection of premeditare:
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