premeditate
verb
pre·med·i·tate
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premeditated;
premeditating;
premeditates
Definition of premeditate
: to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
: to think, consider, or deliberate beforehand
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Other Words from premeditate
premeditator
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noun
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noun
Examples of premeditate in a Sentence
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Bennett, 22, appeared in Todd County District Court on Tuesday on two charges of second-degree murder with intent, but not premeditated. — Raju Chaduvula, Twin Cities, "$5 million bail set for 22-year-old son in slayings of ex-Viking, wife," 27 Aug. 2019 Nikolas Cruz, 19, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "Deadliest mass shootings in modern US history," 4 Aug. 2019 The fact that the telephone wires were cut indicated that the murders were apparently premeditated, Helder said. — Los Angeles Times, "From the Archives: 2 Ritual Slayings Follow Killing of 5," 28 July 2019 Barr erased those boundaries on Thursday, making every American citizen an equal participant in the government’s premeditated taking of human life. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "We Are All Executioners Now," 25 July 2019 Atkins has been charged with numerous counts, including murder, kidnapping, premeditated attempted murder and attempted murder of a peace officer. — Cindy Chang, latimes.com, "LAPD officer who shot Trader Joe’s manager complied with policy, Police Commission rules," 10 June 2019 Hlebo’s conviction for second-degree murder — a jury decided there wasn’t enough evidence to prove the killing was premeditated — entailed a maximum sentence of 15 years to life. — Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, "‘I don’t dream anymore’: Kyle Myrick’s killer sentenced in 2016 San Jose slaying," 14 June 2019 Harris’s obviously premeditated assault was aimed at one of the blots on Biden’s long record in public life: his 1970s opposition to busing. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "Joe Biden: Bruised Over Busing, But Still Standing," 28 June 2019 During the trial against Luna, prosecutors argued the early-morning attacks on the women were premeditated and grew more sophisticated. — Lucia I. Suarez Sang, Fox News, "Illegal immigrant who committed multiple rapes after 2012 ICE detainer not enforced gets 80 years in prison," 22 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'premeditate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for premeditate
premeditate
verb
pre·med·i·tate
| \ pri-ˈme-də-ˌtāt
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premeditated;
premeditating
Kids Definition of premeditate
: to think about and plan beforehand
premeditate
verb
pre·med·i·tate
| \ pri-ˈme-də-ˌtāt
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\
premeditated;
premeditating
Legal Definition of premeditate
: to think about or consider beforehand
must premeditate the killing and deliberate about it— W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.
: to think or consider beforehand