Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb premeditate

2 senses of premeditate

Sense 1
premeditate -- (consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand; "premeditated murder")
       => consider, debate, moot, turn over, deliberate -- (think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind")

Sense 2
premeditate -- (think or reflect beforehand or in advance; "I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake")
       => chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate -- (reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate")