premeditate
/priˈmɛdɪˌteɪt/
verb
- To think about or plan something carefully before doing it, especially a crime or harmful act.
- The prosecutor argued that the defendant had time to premeditate the attack.
- To premeditate a crime usually makes it a more serious offense in court.
- She did not premeditate the argument; it happened in the heat of the moment.
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