Premeditate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PREMEDITATED; p. pr. & vb. n. PREMEDITATING.] [Lat. præmeditari, præmeditatum, from præ, before, and meditari, to meditate; It. premeditare, Sp. premeditar, Fr. préméditer.] To think on and revolve in the mind beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate theft or robbery. With words premeditated thus he said. Dryden.

To think, consider, or revolve in the mind beforehand; to deliberate; to exercise by previous thought or meditation.

a. [Lat. præmeditatus, p. p. of præmeditari. See supra.] Contrived by previous meditation; premeditated. [Obs.] Burnet.