1. (v. t.) To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate.

2. (v. i.) To deliberate beforehand.

3. (v. t.) Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived; premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word it qualifies; as, malice prepense.

aforethought aimed aimed at calculated conscious considered contemplated deliberate deliberated designed envisaged envisioned intended intentional knowing meant meditated of design planned premeditated prepense projected proposed purposed purposeful purposive reasoned studied studious teleological thought-out voluntary weighed willful witting