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premeditate

[ pri-med-i-teyt ]

verb (used with object)

premeditated, premeditating.
  1. to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand:

    to premeditate a murder.



premeditate

/ ɪˈɛɪˌٱɪ /

verb

  1. to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ徱ˌٲپ, adjective
  • ˈ徱ˌٲٴǰ, noun
  • ˈ徱ˌٲٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·i·ٲt adjective
  • ·i·ٲtǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of premeditate1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin 𳾱徱ٳܲ, past participle of 𳾱徱ī “to contemplate in advance”; pre-, meditate
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In February, Wesley’s parents watched as Eis, displaying little to no emotion, pleaded guilty to 10 felony charges — including first-degree murder, premeditated attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment by violence.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement on Tuesday that she had directed federal prosecutors to seek the penalty for the "premeditated, cold-blooded assassination".

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In remarks prepared for the sentencing hearing, Sarah Jones KC, prosecuting, said the murder was "premeditated" with the defendant's misogyny as a possible motive.

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Velasquez entered his no contest plea in August and, as a result, premeditated attempted murder charges against him were dropped, meaning he no longer faced a possible life sentence.

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And so camera location and camera movement was really kind of premeditated.

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