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precapitulating

precapitulating is the present participle and gerund of precapitulate.

Meaning of precapitulate

Verb

precapitulate (third-person singular simple present precapitulates, present participle precapitulating, simple past and past participle precapitulated)

  1. To preemptively capitulate.
    • It is clear that he also reads PM, which is probably what enables him to "precapitulate to a point the history of most intelligent and sensitive men today."1947, Accent: A Quarterly of New Literature, Volumes 8-9, volumes 8-9, Accent, page 188

Questions about precapitulating

What is precapitulating the present participle and gerund of?
Precapitulating is the present participle and gerund of precapitulate.

Words near precapitulating in the dictionary

  1. precapitalistic
  2. precapitalists
  3. precapitulate
  4. precapitulated
  5. precapitulates
  6. precapitulating
  7. precaps
  8. precapsular
  9. precapsulotomy
  10. precaptivity
  11. precapture

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