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preinstruct

preinstruct verb: to instruct previously; to preteach.

Verb

preinstruct (third-person singular simple present preinstructs, present participle preinstructing, simple past and past participle preinstructed)

  1. (transitive) To instruct previously; to preteach.
    • as if Plato had been pre-instructed by men of the same Spirit with the Apostle1662, Henry More, The Defence of the Moral Cabbala

Forms of preinstruct

third-person singular presentpreinstructs
present participlepreinstructing
past participlepreinstructed
pastpreinstructed

Origin of preinstruct

From pre- + instruct.

Questions about preinstruct

What does preinstruct mean?
Preinstruct means to instruct previously; to preteach.
What part of speech is preinstruct?
Preinstruct is a verb.
What is the past tense of preinstruct?
The past tense of preinstruct is preinstructed.

Words near preinstruct in the dictionary

  1. preinstallation
  2. preinstallations
  3. preinstalled
  4. preinstalling
  5. preinstalls
  6. preinstruct
  7. preinstructed
  8. preinstructing
  9. preinstruction
  10. preinstructional
  11. preinstructive

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