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premonstrate

premonstrate verb: to show beforehand; to foreshow.

Verb

premonstrate (third-person singular simple present premonstrates, present participle premonstrating, simple past and past participle premonstrated)

  1. To show beforehand; to foreshow.
    • The same coniunction againe infusing, doth out of all doubt premonstrate the second coming of the sonne of God and man in the maiestie of his glorie.1588, John Harvey, A Discoursive Probleme concerning Prophesies, how far they are to be valued or credited

Forms of premonstrate

third-person singular presentpremonstrates
present participlepremonstrating
past participlepremonstrated
pastpremonstrated

Origin of premonstrate

From Latin praemonstratus, past participle of praemonstrare, from prae (“before”) + monstrate (“to show”).

Questions about premonstrate

What does premonstrate mean?
Premonstrate means to show beforehand; to foreshow.
What part of speech is premonstrate?
Premonstrate is a verb.
What is the past tense of premonstrate?
The past tense of premonstrate is premonstrated.

Words near premonstrate in the dictionary

  1. premonopoly
  2. premonotheistic
  3. premonsoon
  4. Premonstrant
  5. Premonstrants
  6. premonstrate
  7. premonstrated
  8. Premonstratensian
  9. Premonstratensians
  10. premonstrates
  11. premonstrating

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