premeditated (verb)

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• 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

• deliberate — de·lib·er·ate 1 /di li bə ˌrāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vi: to think about and weigh or discuss issues and decisions carefully the jury retired to deliberate vt: to think about or evaluate de·lib·er·ate 2 /di li bə rət/ adj …   Law dictionary

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• deliberate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intentional, studied; cool, careful, thoughtful, unhurried, See care, slowness. v. i. ponder, consider, think, weigh. See thought, advice, caution, plan. Ant., hasty, rash; pass over. II (Roget s… …   English dictionary for students

• pre|med|i|tate — «pree MEHD uh tayt», transitive verb, intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. to consider or plan beforehand: »The murder was premeditated. The general premeditated his plan before giving the order to attack. ╂[< Latin praemeditārī (with English… …   Useful english dictionary

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• 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,… …  

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