premeditate

pre·med·i·tate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pri-med-i-teyt]
- /prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt/
- /ˌpriː.ˈme.dɪ.teɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pri-med-i-teyt]
- /prɪˈmɛd ɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of premeditate word

verb with object premeditate to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand: to premeditate a murder. 1
transitive verb premeditate plan or calculate in advance 1
verb premeditate to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand 0
verb transitive premeditate to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand 0
intransitive verb premeditate to think or meditate beforehand 0

See all 5 definitions of premeditate

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Origin of premeditate

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; < Latin praemeditātus past participle of praemeditārī to contemplate in advance. See pre-, meditate

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Parts of speech for Premeditate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Premeditate

premeditate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

premeditate usage trend in Literature

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Antonyms for premeditate

verb premeditate

dash off — If you dash off to a place, you go there very quickly.
improv — improvisation.
improvise — to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize: to improvise an acceptance speech.
make do — something that serves as a substitute, especially of an inferior or expedient nature: We had to get along with make-dos during the war.

adj premeditate

hot and cold — (Idiomatic) Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
impulsive — actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.

All 8 Antonyms of premeditate