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PREMEDITATE

Pronunciation (US):

• PREMEDITATE (verb)
The verb PREMEDITATE has 2 senses:

1. consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
2. think or reflect beforehand or in advance

Familiarity information: PREMEDITATE used as a verb is rare.

• PREMEDITATE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

premeditated murder

Hypernyms (to "premeditate" is one way to...):

consider; debate; deliberate; moot; turn over (think about carefully; weigh)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Think or reflect beforehand or in advance

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake

Hypernyms (to "premeditate" is one way to...):

chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over (reflect deeply on a subject)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

"Great minds think alike, but fools seldom differ."
(English proverb)
"A handful of love is better than an oven full of bread"
(Breton proverb)
"I'm up to it and to any great thing."
(Arabic proverb)
"Knowledge is in the head, not the copybook."
(Egyptian proverb)

Useful links:
Definition of debate
Pronunciation of meditate
Definition of mull over
Pronunciation of ponder
Definition of ruminate

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