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preallocate

preallocate verb: to set aside before a need arises for a purpose.

Verb

preallocate (third-person singular simple present preallocates, present participle preallocating, simple past and past participle preallocated)

  1. To set aside before a need arises for a purpose

Forms of preallocate

third-person singular presentpreallocates
present participlepreallocating
past participlepreallocated
pastpreallocated
alternative formpre-allocate

Origin of preallocate

From pre- + allocate.

Questions about preallocate

What does preallocate mean?
Preallocate means to set aside before a need arises for a purpose.
What part of speech is preallocate?
Preallocate is a verb.
What is the past tense of preallocate?
The past tense of preallocate is preallocated.

Words near preallocate in the dictionary

  1. prealignments
  2. prealigns
  3. prealiquoted
  4. preallable
  5. preallably
  6. preallocate
  7. preallocated
  8. preallocates
  9. preallocating
  10. preallocation
  11. preallocations

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