01 v. t. To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate.
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To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate.[Obs.]
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3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Prepense
· Pre·pense
· IPA /pɹɪˈpɛns/
02 v. i. To deliberate beforehand.
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To deliberate beforehand.[Obs.]
03 a. Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, mal…
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Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, malice prepense.“This has not arisen from any misrepresentation or error prepense.” — Southey.