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preincline

preincline verb: to incline (influence in a particular direction) in advance.

Verb

preincline (third-person singular simple present preinclines, present participle preinclining, simple past and past participle preinclined)

  1. (transitive) To incline (influence in a particular direction) in advance.

Forms of preincline

third-person singular presentpreinclines
present participlepreinclining
past participlepreinclined
pastpreinclined

Origin of preincline

From pre- + incline.

Questions about preincline

What does preincline mean?
Preincline means to incline (influence in a particular direction) in advance.
What part of speech is preincline?
Preincline is a verb.
What is the past tense of preincline?
The past tense of preincline is preinclined.

Words near preincline in the dictionary

  1. preincident
  2. preincision
  3. preincisional
  4. preinclination
  5. preinclinations
  6. preincline
  7. preinclined
  8. preinclines
  9. preinclining
  10. preinclude
  11. preincluded

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