premodifyv.

Brit.

/ˌpriːˈmɒdᵻfʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˌpriˈmɑdəˌfaɪ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, modify v.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + modify v. With sense 2 compare later postmodify v.

1. transitive. To modify (something) in advance. rare.

ΚΠ

1941 Geogr. Rev. 31 521 Mr. Otte attempts to forecast the industrial future of the region, a future that is being premodified by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has made the region a gigantic reservoir of hydroelectric power.

1989 Foundry Managem. & Technol. (Nexis) Feb. 52 Because the ingot used as the melt base was premodified, the influence of a furnace modification addition on mechanical properties has been obscured.

2005 Display Developm. News (Nexis) Mar. Solution 2 consists of particles premodified with viologen.

2. transitive. Linguistics. To modify (a word or phrase) by an immediately preceding word, phrase, or grammatical element.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > have syntactic relation with [verb (transitive)] > modify or qualify > by preceding word or phrase

premodify1944

1944 Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 10 135/2 The post-modified nucleus..is premodified by an aspectual morpheme.

1974 Amer. Speech 49 82 It [sc. much] collocates with like in an affirmative sentence if it is premodified, hence I like him very much.

1993 Appl. Linguistics 14 174 Sentence..4) can be improved by premodifying the subject noun quantitatively: Some account... No part.

2004 Jrnl. Speech, Lang. & Hearing Res. (Nexis) 1 Oct. 1164 Examples of..possessive noun phrases and noun phrases premodified by an adjective were found in 5-year-old children.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	premodify
释义	premodifyv. Brit. /ˌpriːˈmɒdᵻfʌɪ/, U.S. /ˌpriˈmɑdəˌfaɪ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, modify v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + modify v. With sense 2 compare later postmodify v. 1. transitive. To modify (something) in advance. rare. ΚΠ 1941 Geogr. Rev. 31 521 Mr. Otte attempts to forecast the industrial future of the region, a future that is being premodified by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has made the region a gigantic reservoir of hydroelectric power. 1989 Foundry Managem. & Technol. (Nexis) Feb. 52 Because the ingot used as the melt base was premodified, the influence of a furnace modification addition on mechanical properties has been obscured. 2005 Display Developm. News (Nexis) Mar. Solution 2 consists of particles premodified with viologen. 2. transitive. Linguistics. To modify (a word or phrase) by an immediately preceding word, phrase, or grammatical element. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > study of grammar > syntax or word order > syntactic relations > have syntactic relation with [verb (transitive)] > modify or qualify > by preceding word or phrase premodify1944 1944 Internat. Jrnl. Amer. Linguistics 10 135/2 The post-modified nucleus..is premodified by an aspectual morpheme. 1974 Amer. Speech 49 82 It [sc. much] collocates with like in an affirmative sentence if it is premodified, hence I like him very much. 1993 Appl. Linguistics 14 174 Sentence..4) can be improved by premodifying the subject noun quantitatively: Some account... No part. 2004 Jrnl. Speech, Lang. & Hearing Res. (Nexis) 1 Oct. 1164 Examples of..possessive noun phrases and noun phrases premodified by an adjective were found in 5-year-old children. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1941
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