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presubmit

presubmit verb: to submit a work for review or approval prior to publication.

Verb

presubmit (third-person singular simple present presubmits, present participle presubmitting, simple past and past participle presubmitted)

  1. (transitive) To submit a work for review or approval prior to publication.
    • In establishing its initiative to request industry to presubmit manufacturing and controls data, FDA said that applicants of important drugs would be notified during phase III that early submission of these data is desired.1981 November 23, Charles A. Bowsher, Speeding Up the Drug Review Process: Results Encouraging – But Progress Slow, page 14
    • To what extent would paragraph number 3 require a signer of the SF-189 to presubmit any written materials he/she might contemplate publishing in the future to a Federal Government Agency for clearance?1986 April, United States Department of Transportation, “Volatility and Correlation Adjustments”, in Authorities Cited in Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement (Standard Form 189), page 15

Forms of presubmit

third-person singular presentpresubmits
present participlepresubmitting
past participlepresubmitted
pastpresubmitted

Origin of presubmit

From pre- + submit.

Words that rhyme with presubmit

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Questions about presubmit

What does presubmit mean?
Presubmit means to submit a work for review or approval prior to publication.
What part of speech is presubmit?
Presubmit is a verb.
What is the past tense of presubmit?
The past tense of presubmit is presubmitted.

Words near presubmit in the dictionary

  1. presubicular
  2. presubiculum
  3. presubject
  4. presubmission
  5. presubmissions
  6. presubmit
  7. presubmits
  8. presubmitted
  9. presubmitting
  10. presubocular
  11. presubstantial

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