preassurev.

Brit.

/ˌpriːəˈʃʊə/,

/ˌpriːəˈʃɔː/, U.S.

/ˌpriəˈʃʊ(ə)r/

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

Etymology: < pre- prefix + assure v. Compare slightly earlier preassurance n.

transitive. To assure or make certain beforehand.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > make sure, secure [verb (transitive)] > beforehand

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1644 R. Brown Lord Digbies Designe to betray Abingdon 10 And I will likewise preassure you.

1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 294 Being pre-assur'd the Thing has more Modes in it than we know.

1746 Fool (1748) I. 264 Being pre-assured of his returning Victorious.

1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. (1852) 155 Preassuring herself by a mysterious missive whom he will be best pleased to meet at her table.

1912 H. James Let. 11 Nov. (1920) II. vii. 270 I have in the most odious manner consistently refused for years to be present on such occasions even as a guest pre-assured of protection and effacement.

1976 Times Herald Rep. (Middletown, N. Y.) 5 Aug. 75/3 Reagan hasn't said..that he will not accept nomination as President unless he is preassured the convention will nominate Schweiker.

2001 FDCH Polit. Transcripts (Nexis) 21 June I just had a conversation with the secretary, and was preassured that we will be here and he will testify.

Derivatives

ˌpreaˈssured adj.

ΚΠ

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. xiii. 280 Her modesty alone seemed to his sanguine and pre-assured mind to stand in the way of the happiness he sought.

a1832 J. Bentham Man. Polit. Econ. in Wks. (1843) III. 37/2 A preassured stock of the articles of subsistence.

1954 Times 29 Jan. 8/7 Signor Fanfani's experiment in trying to launch a Government without pre-assured majority support in Parliament is expected to have run its brief and unsuccessful course.

2002 Tennessean (Nexis) 7 July 20 a Our then-mayor..with the pre-assured support of the council members, proceeded to give Mr. Adams his desired new stadium.

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

单词	preassure
释义	preassurev. Brit. /ˌpriːəˈʃʊə/, /ˌpriːəˈʃɔː/, U.S. /ˌpriəˈʃʊ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, assure v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + assure v. Compare slightly earlier preassurance n. transitive. To assure or make certain beforehand. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > make sure, secure [verb (transitive)] > beforehand seec1450 preassure1644 1644 R. Brown Lord Digbies Designe to betray Abingdon 10 And I will likewise preassure you. 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. 294 Being pre-assur'd the Thing has more Modes in it than we know. 1746 Fool (1748) I. 264 Being pre-assured of his returning Victorious. 1846 C. G. F. Gore Sketches Eng. Char. (1852) 155 Preassuring herself by a mysterious missive whom he will be best pleased to meet at her table. 1912 H. James Let. 11 Nov. (1920) II. vii. 270 I have in the most odious manner consistently refused for years to be present on such occasions even as a guest pre-assured of protection and effacement. 1976 Times Herald Rep. (Middletown, N. Y.) 5 Aug. 75/3 Reagan hasn't said..that he will not accept nomination as President unless he is preassured the convention will nominate Schweiker. 2001 FDCH Polit. Transcripts (Nexis) 21 June I just had a conversation with the secretary, and was preassured that we will be here and he will testify. Derivatives ˌpreaˈssured adj. ΚΠ 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. xiii. 280 Her modesty alone seemed to his sanguine and pre-assured mind to stand in the way of the happiness he sought. View more context for this quotation a1832 J. Bentham Man. Polit. Econ. in Wks. (1843) III. 37/2 A preassured stock of the articles of subsistence. 1954 Times 29 Jan. 8/7 Signor Fanfani's experiment in trying to launch a Government without pre-assured majority support in Parliament is expected to have run its brief and unsuccessful course. 2002 Tennessean (Nexis) 7 July 20 a Our then-mayor..with the pre-assured support of the council members, proceeded to give Mr. Adams his desired new stadium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1644
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