premeditate (verb)

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• premeditate — verb Etymology: Latin praemeditatus, past participle of praemeditari, from prae + meditari to meditate Date: circa 1548 transitive verb to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand intransitive verb to think, consider, or deliberate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• premeditate — verb To plan ahead of time …   Wiktionary

• premeditate — verb [usu. as adjective premeditated] think out or plan (an action, especially a crime) beforehand. Derivatives premeditation noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as premeditation): from L. praemeditat , praemeditari, from prae before + meditari… …   English new terms dictionary

• premeditate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. calculate, plan, predesign, resolve, prearrange. See intention. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. propose, aim, plot; see intend 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To consider and plan in advance:… …   English dictionary for students

• premeditate — /priˈmɛdəteɪt / (say pree meduhtayt) verb (t) (premeditated, premeditating) to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand. {Latin praemeditātus, past participle, meditated beforehand} –premeditatedly, adverb –premeditative, adjective –premeditator,… …  

• turn over — verb 1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 5) hand me the spoon, please Turn the files over to me, please He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers • Syn: ↑pass, ↑hand, ↑reach, ↑pass on …   Useful english dictionary

• chew over — verb reflect deeply on a subject (Freq. 1) 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 • Syn: ↑think over,… …   Useful english dictionary

• think over — verb reflect deeply on a subject (Freq. 3) 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 • Syn: ↑chew over,… …   Useful english dictionary

• mull over — verb 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 • Syn: ↑chew over, ↑think over,… …   Useful english dictionary

• prepend — verb /prɪˈpɛnd/ a) To prefix an expression with another. b) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally …   Wiktionary

• deliberate — Verb: To consider with care; to plan beforehand; to premeditate. Adjective: By plan or design; considered action; avoiding hasty or ill conceived acts. By the use of the word deliberate in describing a crime, the idea is conveyed that the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary