premeditate C2 Topic:Mind & Cognition US /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #167692 Meanings 1 verb think or reflect beforehand or in advance I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake. 2 verb consider, ponder, or plan an action beforehand They premeditated the murder. Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“to premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # premeditate **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 167692 ## Meanings 1. think or reflect beforehand or in advance 2. consider, ponder, or plan an action beforehand ## Examples - I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake. - They premeditated the murder. ## Etymology Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“to premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown