Premeditate

Pronunciation: /prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt/

Definitions of premeditate

verb to think out, plan, or scheme beforehand

Example Sentences

A1 She premeditated her outfit for the party.

A2 He premeditated his response before the meeting.

B1 The suspect was found to have premeditated the crime.

B2 The team premeditated their strategy before the championship game.

C1 The author carefully premeditated each plot twist in the novel.

C2 The politician was accused of premeditating his actions to gain power.

Examples of premeditate in a Sentence

formal The prosecutor argued that the defendant had premeditated the crime.

informal I don't think he premeditated it, he just acted on impulse.

slang She totally premeditated that prank on her brother.

figurative His decision to quit his job seemed premeditated, as if he had been planning it for a while.

Grammatical Forms of premeditate

• past tense: premeditated
• plural: premeditates
• comparative: more premeditated
• superlative: most premeditated
• present tense: premeditates
• future tense: will premeditate
• perfect tense: has premeditated
• continuous tense: is premeditating
• singular: premeditate
• positive degree: premeditated
• infinitive: to premeditate
• gerund: premeditating
• participle: premeditating

Origin and Evolution of premeditate

First Known Use: 1526 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'premeditate' originated from the Latin word 'praemeditatus', which is a combination of 'prae' (before) and 'meditatus' (to think).

Evolution of the word: Originally used in legal contexts to refer to the act of planning or thinking about a crime before committing it, the word 'premeditate' has evolved to also encompass the idea of deliberate and intentional planning in a broader sense.