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prediscover

prediscover verb: to discover beforehand.

Verb

prediscover (third-person singular simple present prediscovers, present participle prediscovering, simple past and past participle prediscovered)

  1. (transitive) To discover beforehand.

Forms of prediscover

third-person singular presentprediscovers
present participleprediscovering
past participleprediscovered
pastprediscovered

Origin of prediscover

From pre- + discover.

Questions about prediscover

What does prediscover mean?
Prediscover means to discover beforehand.
What part of speech is prediscover?
Prediscover is a verb.
What is the past tense of prediscover?
The past tense of prediscover is prediscovered.

Words near prediscover in the dictionary

  1. predisclosure
  2. predisco
  3. prediscontinuance
  4. prediscontinuation
  5. prediscount
  6. prediscover
  7. prediscovered
  8. prediscoverer
  9. prediscoverers
  10. prediscoveries
  11. prediscovering

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