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preinvestigated

preinvestigated is the simple past and past participle of preinvestigate.

Meaning of preinvestigate

Verb

preinvestigate (third-person singular simple present preinvestigates, present participle preinvestigating, simple past and past participle preinvestigated)

  1. (transitive) To investigate in advance.
    • It is very important to establish awareness among students to preinvestigate the toxic or hazardous properties of a chemical which they are about to use.1994, Takashi Korenaga, Hiroshi Tsukube, Sumio Shinoda, Hazardous Waste Control in Research and Education, page 16

Questions about preinvestigated

What is preinvestigated the simple past and past participle of?
Preinvestigated is the simple past and past participle of preinvestigate.

Words near preinvestigated in the dictionary

  1. preinvasion
  2. preinvasive
  3. preinvention
  4. preinventory
  5. preinvestigate
  6. preinvestigated
  7. preinvestigates
  8. preinvestigating
  9. preinvestigation
  10. preinvestigations
  11. preinvestigative

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