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prelimit

prelimit verb: to limit in advance.

Verb

prelimit (third-person singular simple present prelimits, present participle prelimiting, simple past and past participle prelimited)

  1. (transitive) To limit in advance.

Forms of prelimit

third-person singular presentprelimits
present participleprelimiting
past participleprelimited
pastprelimited

Origin of prelimit

From pre- + limit.

Questions about prelimit

What does prelimit mean?
Prelimit means to limit in advance.
What part of speech is prelimit?
Prelimit is a verb.
What is the past tense of prelimit?
The past tense of prelimit is prelimited.

Words near prelimit in the dictionary

  1. preliminary injunction
  2. preliminary injunctions
  3. preliminary ruling
  4. preliminary rulings
  5. preliminatory
  6. prelimit
  7. prelimited
  8. prelimiting
  9. prelimits
  10. prelims
  11. prelinearized

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