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premeditate vs ponder

ponder vs premeditate

premeditate and ponder both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
premeditate No No Yes No
ponder No No Yes No
As verbs, ponder is a hypernym of premeditate; that is, ponder is a word with a broader meaning than premeditate:
  • premeditate: think or reflect beforehand or in advance
  • ponder: reflect deeply on a subject
Other hypernyms of premeditate include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over.
premeditate (verb) ponder (verb)
consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand reflect deeply on a subject
think or reflect beforehand or in advance
Difference between premeditate and ponder

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