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preimbibe

preimbibe verb: to imbibe prior to some other action.

Verb

preimbibe (third-person singular simple present preimbibes, present participle preimbibing, simple past and past participle preimbibed)

  1. To imbibe prior to some other action

Forms of preimbibe

third-person singular presentpreimbibes
present participlepreimbibing
past participlepreimbibed
pastpreimbibed

Origin of preimbibe

From pre- + imbibe.

Questions about preimbibe

What does preimbibe mean?
Preimbibe means to imbibe prior to some other action.
What part of speech is preimbibe?
Preimbibe is a verb.
What is the past tense of preimbibe?
The past tense of preimbibe is preimbibed.

Words near preimbibe in the dictionary

  1. preimagine
  2. preimagined
  3. preimagines
  4. preimagining
  5. preimago
  6. preimbibe
  7. preimbibed
  8. preimitative
  9. preimmigration
  10. preimmune
  11. preimmunization

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