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preinclude

preinclude verb: to include beforehand.

Verb

preinclude (third-person singular simple present preincludes, present participle preincluding, simple past and past participle preincluded)

  1. (transitive) To include beforehand.
    • November 10 1713, Samuel Clarke, letter to Joseph Butler
      [T]here cannot possibly be any notion of existence at all, but what shall necessarily preinclude the notion of that which has necessary existence.

Forms of preinclude

third-person singular presentpreincludes
present participlepreincluding
past participlepreincluded
pastpreincluded

Origin of preinclude

From pre- + include.

Questions about preinclude

What does preinclude mean?
Preinclude means to include beforehand.
What part of speech is preinclude?
Preinclude is a verb.
What is the past tense of preinclude?
The past tense of preinclude is preincluded.

Words near preinclude in the dictionary

  1. preinclinations
  2. preincline
  3. preinclined
  4. preinclines
  5. preinclining
  6. preinclude
  7. preincluded
  8. preincludes
  9. preincluding
  10. preinclusion
  11. preincorporate

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