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Thesaurus: prepense

To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate.

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  1. v. t. To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate.
  2. v. i. To deliberate beforehand.
  3. v. t. word/devised">Devised, word/contrived">contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, malice prepense.
  4. v. t. To word/weigh">weigh or word/consider">consider beforehand; to premeditate. v. i. To deliberate beforehand. v. t. Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, malice prepense.