premeditated

UK: /priːˈmɛdɪteɪtɪd/

US: /prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪd/

US: (pri med′i tā′tid)

From the verb premeditate: (⇒ conjugate)

premeditated is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

pre•med•i•tat•ed /prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪtɪd/   adj. 

1. considered or planned before doing:
   premeditated murder.

pre•med•i•ta•tion /priˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pre•med•i•tat•ed  (pri med′i tā′tid), adj. 

1. done deliberately;
   planned in advance:
   a premeditated murder.

• pre- + meditate + -ed² 1580–90

pre•med′i•tat′ed•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pre•med•i•tate  (pri med′i tāt′), v.t., -tat•ed, -tat•ing. 

1. to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand:
   to premeditate a murder.

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

pre•med′i•ta′tive, adj. 
pre•med′i•ta′tor, n. 
Synonyms

See deliberate. 

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premeditate / prɪˈmɛdɪˌteɪt/ verb

1. to plan or consider (something, such as a violent crime) beforehand

preˈmediˌtator noun