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preindicate

preindicate verb: to indicate in advance; to predict or foretell.

Verb

preindicate (third-person singular simple present preindicates, present participle preindicating, simple past and past participle preindicated)

  1. (transitive) To indicate in advance; to predict or foretell.

Forms of preindicate

third-person singular presentpreindicates
present participlepreindicating
past participlepreindicated
pastpreindicated

Origin of preindicate

From pre- + indicate.

Questions about preindicate

What does preindicate mean?
Preindicate means to indicate in advance; to predict or foretell.
What part of speech is preindicate?
Preindicate is a verb.
What is the past tense of preindicate?
The past tense of preindicate is preindicated.

Words near preindicate in the dictionary

  1. preincubating
  2. preincubation
  3. preincubations
  4. preindependence
  5. preindesignate
  6. preindicate
  7. preindicated
  8. preindicates
  9. preindicating
  10. preindictment
  11. preindisposed

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