Meaning & use
premeditate
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To plan or think out an action, especially a crime, in advance.
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Prosecutors argued that the defendant had time to premeditate the attack.
It is unwise to premeditate revenge; it rarely brings satisfaction.
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Central to criminal law, where "premeditated" murder implies deliberate planning rather than a sudden, impulsive act.
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