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单词 pre-admit
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pre-admitv.

Brit. /ˌpriːədˈmɪt/, U.S. /ˌpriədˈmɪt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, admit v.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + admit v.
transitive. To admit (in various senses) beforehand; †to presuppose (obsolete).
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a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 322 He pre-admitted a fearfull apprehension of death.
1657 W. Charleton Immortality Human Soul 161 The Mind..doth make use of corporeal Images pre-admitted into the Imagination.
a1688 J. Bunyan Wks. (1736) (ed. 2) I. vi. 140/1 That which is pre-admitted is Faith; for when we speak properly of Hope, and put others distinctly to the Duty of Hoping, we conclude that such have Faith already.
1799 W. Firth Lord Thanet's Case Considered 56 So likewise is the word ‘beat’ a collective term, which pre-admits and comprehends a ‘striking’.
1832 Times 26 Mar. 3/2 If nothing can be admitted into argument but what proof of, or ground for, is shown, then it follows that from argument are excluded all unknown truths—all undiscovered facts, and, practically, all scientific discussion pre-admits the truth of the assertion.
1980 R. E. Botsch We shall not Overcome iii. 99 If I hadn't of preadmitted my wife [to hospital], I'd of probably had the law on me then.
2002 Monterey (Calif.) County Herald (Nexis) 10 Apr. c1 I've been pre-admitted to the business program.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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