premeditate

verbs

consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
"premeditated murder"
is derived from
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
think about carefully; weigh
"They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
think or reflect beforehand or in advance
"I rarely premeditate, which is a mistake"
is a type of (narrower)
reflect deeply on a subject
"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"