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English
Etymology
From Latin praecogitatus, past participle of praecogitare. See pre- and cogitate.
Verb
precogitate (third-person singular simple present precogitates, present participle precogitating, simple past and past participle precogitated)
- To cogitate beforehand.
1627, William PRYNNE, The Perpetuitie of a Regenerate Mans Estate; wherein it is manifestly proved ... That such as are once truly regenerated ... can neither finally nor totally fall from grace, etc, page 312:[…] without any precogitated and resolved mallice
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