prewire
prewire verb: to install a wiring system in advance of it being used or needed.
Verb
prewire (third-person singular simple present prewires, present participle prewiring, simple past and past participle prewired)
- To install a wiring system in advance of it being used or needed
Forms of prewire
| third-person singular present | prewires |
|---|---|
| present participle | prewiring |
| past participle | prewired |
| past | prewired |
Origin of prewire
From pre- + wire.
Words that rhyme with prewire
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- choir
- desire
- esquire
- inspire
- tire
- acquire
- admire
- dire
- empire
- respire
- sire
- transpire
- trier
- dryer
- friar
- fryer
- gyre
- lyre
- mire
- misfire
- require
- underfire
- aspire
- bemire
- buyer
- conspire
- inquire
- overfire
- perspire
- quire
- tyre
- attire
- briar
- crier
- higher
- lier
- overtire
- Pryor
- pyre
- re-retire
- retrochoir
- rewire
- supplier
- suspire
- underwire
- unretire
- afire
- byre
Questions about prewire
- What does prewire mean?
- Prewire means to install a wiring system in advance of it being used or needed.
- What part of speech is prewire?
- Prewire is a verb.
- What is the past tense of prewire?
- The past tense of prewire is prewired.
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