From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Premeditated} (-t[=a]'t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Premeditating}.] [L. praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari to meditate. See {Meditate}.] 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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, verb (used without an object) To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, adjective [L. praemeditatus, p. p.] Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] --Bp. Burnet.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
premeditate
verb
1: consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder"
2: think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
26 Moby Thesaurus words for "premeditate": calculate, cook up, fix, forethink, frame, frame up, pack, pack the deal, plan, plot, prearrange, preconcert, preconsider, precontrive, predecide, predesign, predetermine, preorder, prepare, preresolve, rig, scheme, set up, sew up, stack the cards, work out beforehand
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