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Definition of prepense in English: prepenseadjective prɪˈpɛnspriˈpɛns Law dated usually postpositive Deliberate; intentional. Example sentencesExamples - Webster's defines aforethought adequately, with a reference to the relevant legal term: ‘Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.’
Synonyms deliberate, calculated, conscious, done on purpose, intended, planned, meant, considered, studied, knowing, wilful, wanton, purposeful, purposive, purposed, premeditated, pre-planned, thought out in advance, prearranged, preconceived, predetermined
Origin Early 18th century: alteration of prepensed, past participle of obsolete prepense, from Old French purpenser, from por- 'beforehand' + penser 'think'. The prefix pre- was substituted to emphasize the notion of 'beforehand'. Rhymes cense, commence, common sense, condense, dense, dispense, expense, fence, hence, Hortense, immense, offence (US offense), pence, pretence (US pretense), sense, spence, suspense, tense, thence, whence Definition of prepense in US English: prepenseadjectivepriˈpɛnsprēˈpens Law dated usually postpositive Deliberate; intentional. Example sentencesExamples - Webster's defines aforethought adequately, with a reference to the relevant legal term: ‘Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as, malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.’
Synonyms deliberate, calculated, conscious, done on purpose, intended, planned, meant, considered, studied, knowing, wilful, wanton, purposeful, purposive, purposed, premeditated, pre-planned, thought out in advance, prearranged, preconceived, predetermined
Origin Early 18th century: alteration of prepensed, past participle of obsolete prepense, from Old French purpenser, from por- ‘beforehand’ + penser ‘think’. The prefix pre- was substituted to emphasize the notion of ‘beforehand’. |