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predescribe

predescribe verb: to describe in advance.

Verb

predescribe (third-person singular simple present predescribes, present participle predescribing, simple past and past participle predescribed)

  1. (transitive) To describe in advance.

Forms of predescribe

third-person singular presentpredescribes
present participlepredescribing
past participlepredescribed
pastpredescribed

Origin of predescribe

From pre- + describe.

Questions about predescribe

What does predescribe mean?
Predescribe means to describe in advance.
What part of speech is predescribe?
Predescribe is a verb.
What is the past tense of predescribe?
The past tense of predescribe is predescribed.

Words near predescribe in the dictionary

  1. predeposits
  2. predepression
  3. prederivatised
  4. prederivatization
  5. predes
  6. predescribe
  7. predescribed
  8. predescribes
  9. predescribing
  10. predesign
  11. predesignate

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