— premeditative , adj. — premeditator , n.
/pri med"i tayt'/ , v.t., premeditated, premeditating .
to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder.
[ 1540-50; praemeditatus ptp. of praemeditari to contemplate in advance. See PRE-, MEDITATE ]
Syn . See deliberate .