premeditate
/priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/
premeditate verb: to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.
Verb
premeditate (third-person singular simple present premeditates, present participle premeditating, simple past and past participle premeditated)
- To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.
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premeditate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
premeditate in Tamil
- முன்பே ஆழ்ந்து ஆராய், முன்னமே எண்ணு
premeditate in Urdu
- خیال کرنا, تامل کرنا
premeditate in Malayalam
- നേരത്തെ ആലോചിക്കുക, ആദ്യമേ ചിന്തിക്കുക, മുൻകൂട്ടി ധ്യാനിക്കുക
premeditate in Kannada
- ಮುನ್ನೆಣಿಸು, ಮುನ್ನೋರು
Forms of premeditate
| third-person singular present | premeditates |
|---|---|
| present participle | premeditating |
| past participle | premeditated |
| past | premeditated |
Origin of premeditate
Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“to premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate.
Words formed from premeditate
Questions about premeditate
- What does premeditate mean?
- Premeditate means to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand.
- What is premeditate in Tamil?
- Premeditate in Tamil is முன்பே ஆழ்ந்து ஆராய், முன்னமே எண்ணு. See Premeditate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is premeditate?
- Premeditate is a verb.
- How do you pronounce premeditate?
- Premeditate is pronounced /priːˈmɛdɪteɪt/.
- What is the past tense of premeditate?
- The past tense of premeditate is premeditated.
Words near premeditate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: premeditate (page history and authors); premeditate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); premeditate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); premeditate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); premeditate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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