Wordiyopremeditate
🇬🇧 UK/pri'mediteit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To plan or think out an action, especially a crime, in advance.
预谋，预先策划
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedprebefore
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meditatroot
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esuffix
=premeditate
Common Collocations
- 1.premeditate a crime预谋犯罪
- 2.premeditate an attack预谋袭击
- 3.[premeditate an act]预谋某一行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
The prosecutor argued that the suspect had time to premeditate the attack.
- 2.
It is difficult to prove that someone premeditated a crime without clear evidence.