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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
premeditate
    v 1: consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand;
         "premeditated murder"
    2: think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely
       premeditate, which is a mistake"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premeditated
   (-t[=a]`t?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.
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         With words premeditated thus he said.    --Dryden.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. i.
   To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind,
   beforehand.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, a. [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]
   Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] --Bp. Burnet.
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Thesaurus Results for Premeditate:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
calculate, cook up, fix, forethink, frame, frame up, pack, pack the deal, plan, plot, prearrange, preconcert, preconsider, precontrive, predecide, predesign, predetermine, preorder, prepare, preresolve, rig, scheme, set up, sew up, stack the cards, work out beforehand
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