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premeditate
[ pri-med-i-teyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand:
to premeditate a murder.
premeditate
/ ɪˈɛɪˌٱɪ /
verb
- to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand
Derived Forms
- ˈ徱ˌٲپ, adjective
- ˈ徱ˌٲٴǰ, noun
- ˈ徱ˌٲٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·i·ٲt adjective
- ·i·ٲtǰ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of premeditate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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".
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.
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.
And so camera location and camera movement was really kind of premeditated.
She said it was "not an act of impulse; it was premeditated".
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