premeditate
English
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“I premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb
editpremeditate (third-person singular simple present premeditates, present participle premeditating, simple past and past participle premeditated)
- (transitive, intransitive) To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.
Related terms
editTranslations
editto meditate, consider, or plan beforehand
See also
editItalian
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editpremeditate f
Participle
editpremeditate f pl
Etymology 2
editVerb
editpremeditate
- inflection of premeditare:
Spanish
editVerb
editpremeditate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of premeditar combined with te
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