premeditate
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“I premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/
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Verb
premeditate (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.
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Italian
Verb
premeditate
- inflection of premeditare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Spanish
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