PREMEDIATE
Pre*me"di*ate, v. t.
Defn: To advocate. [R.]
PREMEDITATE Pre*med"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Premeditated (-ta`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Premeditating.] Etym: [L. praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari to meditate. See Meditate.]
Defn: To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery. With words premeditated thus he said. Dryden.
PREMEDITATE
Pre*med"i*tate, v. i.
Defn: To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand.
PREMEDITATE
Pre*med"i*tate, a. Etym: [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]
Defn: Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] Bp. Burnet.
PREMEDITATELY
Pre*med"i*tate*ly, adv.
Defn: With premeditation. Burke.