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Webster 1913 Edition

Premeditate

Pre-med′i-tate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Premeditated
(-tāˊt?d)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Premeditating
.]
[L.
praemeditatus
, p. p. of
praemeditari
;
prae
before +
meditari
to meditate. See
Meditate
.]
To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously;
as, to
premeditate
robbery
.
With words
premeditated
thus he said.
Dryden.

Pre-med′i-tate

,
Verb.
I.
To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand.

Pre-med′i-tate

,
Adj.
[L.
praemeditatus
, p. p.]
Premeditated; deliberate.
[Archaic]
Bp. Burnet.

Webster 1828 Edition

Premeditate

PREMED'ITATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. proemeditor; proe, before, and meditor, to mediate.] To think on and revolve in the mind beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate theft or robbery.
With words premeditated thus he said.

PREMED'ITATE

,
Verb.
I.
To think, consider or revolve in the mind beforehand; to deliberate; to have formed in the mind by previous thought or meditation.

PREMED'ITATE

,
Adj.
Contrived by previous meditation.

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