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prepolish

prepolish verb: to give a preliminary polish to.

Verb

prepolish (third-person singular simple present prepolishes, present participle prepolishing, simple past and past participle prepolished)

  1. (transitive) To give a preliminary polish to.
    • Prepolish the full face and edges of the stone, periodically dipping in water. Note the semigloss finish after this step.2025, Jim Magnuson, From Rough Stones to Wow

Forms of prepolish

third-person singular presentprepolishes
present participleprepolishing
past participleprepolished
pastprepolished

Origin of prepolish

From pre- + polish.

Questions about prepolish

What does prepolish mean?
Prepolish means to give a preliminary polish to.
What part of speech is prepolish?
Prepolish is a verb.
What is the past tense of prepolish?
The past tense of prepolish is prepolished.

Words near prepolish in the dictionary

  1. prepn.
  2. prepns.
  3. prepolarization
  4. prepolarizations
  5. prepolice
  6. prepolish
  7. prepolished
  8. prepolishes
  9. prepolishing
  10. prepolitical
  11. prepolitically

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