English → Latin
“premeditate” in Latin
cōgitōto think; to ponder, meditate, reflect, consider (i.e. think of, about, over); to intend, design, purpose, plan, devise facinusdeed, action, doing; adventure, venture, undertaking; crime, wickedness, evil deedparricīdiumparricide (act)
The English word premeditate itself goes back to Latin meditor, through praemeditātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
premeditate
praemeditari aliquid (Cic.). Premeditated, cogitatus (e.g., facinus, parricidium, Suet.); quod consulto or cogitatum fit. (The words are found in this connection and order.) quod consulto et cogitatum fit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for premeditate?
- The usual Latin words for “premeditate” are cōgitō, facinus, parricīdium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.