PREMEDITATE


Meaning of PREMEDITATE in English

■ verb [usu. as adjective ~d ] 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 'meditate'.

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