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prefine

prefine verb: to limit beforehand.

Verb

prefine (third-person singular simple present prefines, present participle prefining, simple past and past participle prefined)

  1. (obsolete) To limit beforehand.
    • prefining unto itself no other limits than the uttermost bounds of the earth1610, Richard Knolles, The Generall Historie of the Turkes

Forms of prefine

third-person singular presentprefines
present participleprefining
past participleprefined
pastprefined

Origin of prefine

From Latin praefinire.

Questions about prefine

What does prefine mean?
Prefine means to limit beforehand.
What part of speech is prefine?
Prefine is a verb.
What is the past tense of prefine?
The past tense of prefine is prefined.

Words near prefine in the dictionary

  1. prefinanced
  2. prefinances
  3. prefinancial
  4. prefinancing
  5. prefinancings
  6. prefine
  7. prefined
  8. prefines
  9. prefining
  10. prefinish
  11. prefinished

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