intransitive verb. To form an intent to carry out (an action, such as a crime); intend to carry out.

intransitive verb. To premeditate an action, especially a crime.

To meditate beforehand; think about and contrive previously; precogitate.

To meditate beforehand; deliberate upon future action.

Contrived by previous thought; premeditated.

Using premeditation; disposed to premeditate.

intransitive verb. To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind, beforehand.

adjective. Premeditated; deliberate.

transitive verb. To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive and design previously.

verb. To plan ahead of time.

verb. consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand

verb. think or reflect beforehand or in advance

"Men in these cases made the decision to commit murder, and in many cases, it was premeditate, meaning they thought long and hard of what they intended to do, and planned their courses of action."

premeditated  premeditating  

chew over  consider  contemplate  debate  deliberate  

meditate  

calculate  cook up  deliberate  fix  forethink  

premeditated  premeditates  premeditating