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premate

premate verb: to mate prior to some other operation.

Verb

premate (third-person singular simple present premates, present participle premating, simple past and past participle premated)

  1. To mate prior to some other operation

Forms of premate

third-person singular presentpremates
present participlepremating
past participlepremated
pastpremated

Origin of premate

From pre- + mate.

Questions about premate

What does premate mean?
Premate means to mate prior to some other operation.
What part of speech is premate?
Premate is a verb.
What is the past tense of premate?
The past tense of premate is premated.

Words near premate in the dictionary

  1. premasticates
  2. premasticating
  3. premastication
  4. prematch
  5. prematched
  6. premate
  7. premated
  8. prematernal
  9. prematernity
  10. premates
  11. premating

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