'Premeditate' definitions:
Definition of 'premeditate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder"
verb
Think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
Definition of 'Premeditate'
From: GCIDE
- Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. i. To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Premeditate'
From: GCIDE
- Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, a. [L. praemeditatus, p. p.] Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Premeditate'
From: GCIDE
- Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premeditated (-t[=a]`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. Premeditating.] [L. praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari to meditate. See Meditate.] To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery. [1913 Webster]
- With words premeditated thus he said. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'premeditate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- calculate,
- cook up,
- fix,
- forethink,
- frame,
- frame up,
- pack,
- pack the deal,
- plan,
- plot,
- prearrange,
- preconcert,
- preconsider,
- precontrive,
- predecide,
- predesign,
- predetermine,
- preorder,
- prepare,
- preresolve,
- rig,
- scheme,
- set up,
- sew up,
- stack the cards,
- work out beforehand