Category:Premeditate

Pre*med"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premeditated (-ta`td); p. pr. & Vb. n. Premeditating.] Etym: [l. praemeditatus, p. p. of Praemeditari; prae before + meditari to meditate. See meditate.]

Defn: to think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive And design previously; as, to premeditate robbery. With words premeditated thus he said. Dryden.

Premeditate Pre*med"i*tate, v. i.

Defn: to think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, Beforehand.

Premeditate Pre*med"i*tate, a. Etym: [l. praemeditatus, p. p.]

Defn: premeditated; deliberate. [archaic] bp. Burnet.