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precontrive

precontrive verb: to contrive or plan beforehand.

Verb

precontrive (third-person singular simple present precontrives, present participle precontriving, simple past and past participle precontrived)

  1. To contrive or plan beforehand.

Forms of precontrive

third-person singular presentprecontrives
present participleprecontriving
past participleprecontrived
pastprecontrived

Origin of precontrive

From pre- + contrive.

Questions about precontrive

What does precontrive mean?
Precontrive means to contrive or plan beforehand.
What part of speech is precontrive?
Precontrive is a verb.
What is the past tense of precontrive?
The past tense of precontrive is precontrived.

Words near precontrive in the dictionary

  1. precontraction
  2. precontractions
  3. precontracts
  4. precontractual
  5. precontrast
  6. precontrive
  7. precontrived
  8. precontrives
  9. precontriving
  10. precontroversial
  11. precontroversy

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