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preengage

/ˌpriː.ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/

preengage verb: to engage previously.

Verb

preengage (third-person singular simple present preengages, present participle preengaging, simple past and past participle preengaged)

  1. (transitive) To engage previously.
    • A deed of gift is when I do freely befow ſomewhat upon another without preengaging so to do1676, Abraham Clifford, Methodus Evangelica
    • But he was preengaged by former ties.1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC

Forms of preengage

third-person singular presentpreengages
present participlepreengaging
past participlepreengaged
pastpreengaged
alternative formpre-engage

Origin of preengage

From pre- + engage.

Words that rhyme with preengage

27 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about preengage

What does preengage mean?
Preengage means to engage previously.
What part of speech is preengage?
Preengage is a verb.
How do you pronounce preengage?
Preengage is pronounced /ˌpriː.ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the past tense of preengage?
The past tense of preengage is preengaged.

Words near preengage in the dictionary

  1. preendodontic
  2. preened
  3. preener
  4. preenergization
  5. preeners
  6. preengage
  7. preengaged
  8. preengagement
  9. preengagements
  10. preengages
  11. preengaging

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