Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   prepense

   /prɪˈpɛns/

   adjective

   • 1. deliberate; intentional: dated "malice prepense"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: alteration of Middle English prepensed, from Anglo-Norman French prepensé ‘premeditated’, variant of purpensé, past participle of purpenser ‘deliberate on’, from pur- ‘beforehand’ + penser ‘think’. The prefix pre- was substituted to emphasize the notion of ‘beforehand’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prepensely adverb

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • N

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › prepensePREPENSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › english › prepense

   • Cached

   prepense in British English. (prɪˈpɛns) adjective. (postpositive) (usually in legal contexts) arranged in advance; premeditated (esp in the phrase malice prepense) Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prepensePrepense Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prepense

   • Cached

   The meaning of PREPENSE is planned beforehand : premeditated —usually used postpositively. How to use prepense in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › prepensePREPENSE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › prepense

   • Cached

   Prepense definition: planned or intended in advance; premeditated.. See examples of PREPENSE used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › prepensePrepense - definition of prepense by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › prepense

   • Cached

   Define prepense. prepense synonyms, prepense pronunciation, prepense translation, English dictionary definition of prepense. adj. Contemplated or arranged in advance; premeditated: malice prepense. pre·pense′ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › prepense_vprepense, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › prepense_v

   • Cached

   There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb prepense, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the verb prepense? How is the verb prepense pronounced?

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › prepense_nprepense, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › prepense_n

   • Cached

   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun prepense. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › prepensePREPENSE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

   www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › prepense

   • Cached

   Synonyms for PREPENSE: premeditated, deliberate, calculated, weighed, considered, advised, studied, aforethought; Antonyms of PREPENSE: casual, chance, random, unstudied, uncalculated, haphazard, unconsidered, unadvised.