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† ˈprelibate, v. Obs. Also præ-. [f. ppl. stem of L. prælībāre (f. præ, pre- A. 1 + lībāre to taste).] trans. To taste beforehand; to give a foretaste.
1623Cockeram, Prelibate, to taste first. 1645Oughtred in Rigaud Corr. Sci. Men (1841) I. 63, I received information by a letter from Paris, wherein was prælibated only a small taste thereof. |