Contrived by previous meditation.
Word of the Day: Catachrestical
To think, consider or revolve in the mind beforehand; to deliberate; to have formed in the mind by previous thought or meditation.
1. To think on and revolve in the mind beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate theft or robbery.
2. With words premeditated thus he said.
To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.
1. Previously considered or meditated.
2. Previously contrived, designed or intended; deliberate; willful; as premeditated murder.
of Premeditate
With previous meditation.
With premeditation.
Predetermination Roget’s Thesaurus §611
N. predestination, preordination, premeditation, predeliberation, predetermination, foregone conclusion, fait accompli, parti pris, resolve, propendency|, intention, project, fate, foredoom, necessity
V. predestine, preordain, predetermine, premeditate, resolve, concert, resolve beforehand, predesignate
Adj. prepense, premeditated, predesignated, predesigned, advised, studied, designed, calculated, aforethought, intended, foregone, well-laid, well-devised, well-weighed, maturely considered, cunning
Adv. advisedly, with premeditation, deliberately, all things considered, with eyes open, in cold blood, intentionally
Intention Roget’s Thesaurus §620
N. intent, intention, intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition, contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, "the be all and the end all", drift, tendency, destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain, prey, quarry, game, decision, determination, resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose, ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive, teleology
V. intend, purpose, design, mean, have to, propose to oneself, harbor a design, have in view, have in contemplation, have in one's eye, have in- petto, have an eye to, bid for, labor for, be after, aspire after, endeavor after, be at, aim at, drive at, point at, level at, aspire at, take aim, set before oneself, study to, take upon oneself, take into one's head, meditate, contemplate of, think of, dream of, talk of, premeditate, compass, calculate, destine, destinate, propose, project, have a mind to, desire, pursue
Adj. intended, intentional, advised, express, determinate, prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological adv, intentionally, advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly, with intent, deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes
Phr. "the road to hell is paved with good intentions", sublimi feriam sidera vertice
King James Bible KJV Bible
Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible
1 KJV and 0 BSB verses contain “Premeditate”
But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.
But when they arrest you and hand you over, do not worry beforehand what to say. Instead, speak whatever you are given at that time, for it will not be you speaking, but the Holy Spirit.