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preadopt

preadopt verb: to adopt in advance.

Verb

preadopt (third-person singular simple present preadopts, present participle preadopting, simple past and past participle preadopted)

  1. (transitive) To adopt in advance.

Forms of preadopt

third-person singular presentpreadopts
present participlepreadopting
past participlepreadopted
pastpreadopted

Origin of preadopt

From pre- + adopt.

Questions about preadopt

What does preadopt mean?
Preadopt means to adopt in advance.
What part of speech is preadopt?
Preadopt is a verb.
What is the past tense of preadopt?
The past tense of preadopt is preadopted.

Words near preadopt in the dictionary

  1. preadmonition
  2. preadmonitions
  3. preadolescence
  4. preadolescent
  5. preadolescents
  6. preadopt
  7. preadopted
  8. preadopting
  9. preadoption
  10. preadopts
  11. preadsorb

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