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premeditate

pre·me·di·tate

UK/priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/ US/priˈmɛdʌˌteɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand

  • “premeditated murder”
2.

think or reflect beforehand or in advance

  • “I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake”

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“to premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate.

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