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prespecify

prespecify verb: to specify in advance.

Verb

prespecify (third-person singular simple present prespecifies, present participle prespecifying, simple past and past participle prespecified)

  1. (transitive) To specify in advance

Forms of prespecify

third-person singular presentprespecifies
present participleprespecifying
past participleprespecified
pastprespecified

Origin of prespecify

From pre- + specify.

Questions about prespecify

What does prespecify mean?
Prespecify means to specify in advance.
What part of speech is prespecify?
Prespecify is a verb.
What is the past tense of prespecify?
The past tense of prespecify is prespecified.

Words near prespecify in the dictionary

  1. prespawning
  2. prespecific
  3. prespecification
  4. prespecified
  5. prespecifies
  6. prespecify
  7. prespecifying
  8. prespeculation
  9. prespeech
  10. prespermatogonia
  11. prespermatogonial

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