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predrafted

predrafted is the simple past and past participle of predraft.

Meaning of predraft

Verb

predraft (third-person singular simple present predrafts, present participle predrafting, simple past and past participle predrafted)

  1. To pull fibers slightly out of the top or roving prior to spinning.
    • Most cotton is sold as top, requiring only predrafting prior to spinning.2014, W. J. Johnson, Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn, page 32
  2. To prepare to write the draft of a document, by means of research, discussion, etc.
    • […] when predrafting the Berlin foreign minister's statement […]2015, I. William Zartman, Arab Spring: Negotiating in the Shadow of the Intifadat, page 356

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Questions about predrafted

What is predrafted the simple past and past participle of?
Predrafted is the simple past and past participle of predraft.

Words near predrafted in the dictionary

  1. predownloaded
  2. predownloading
  3. predownloads
  4. predpol
  5. predraft
  6. predrafted
  7. predrafting
  8. predrafts
  9. predrainage
  10. predreadnought
  11. predreadnoughts

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