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predefine

predefine verb: to define in advance.

Verb

predefine (third-person singular simple present predefines, present participle predefining, simple past and past participle predefined)

  1. (transitive) To define in advance.

Forms of predefine

third-person singular presentpredefines
present participlepredefining
past participlepredefined
pastpredefined

Origin of predefine

From pre- + define.

Questions about predefine

What does predefine mean?
Predefine means to define in advance.
What part of speech is predefine?
Predefine is a verb.
What is the past tense of predefine?
The past tense of predefine is predefined.

Words near predefine in the dictionary

  1. prededuct
  2. prededucted
  3. prededucting
  4. prededucts
  5. predefection
  6. predefine
  7. predefined
  8. predefined function
  9. predefined functions
  10. predefines
  11. predefining

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