Etymology

premeditate

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Today it means: To meditate, consider, or plan beforehand; to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand. Full definition →

Latin praemeditātus
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  1. Latin · learned borrowing frompraemeditātus
  2. English todaypremeditate

Learned borrowing from Latin praemeditātus, past participle of praemeditor (“to premeditate”). By surface analysis, pre- + meditate.

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