单词 | preestablish |
释义 | preestablish in American English (ˌpriəˈstæblɪʃ) or ˌpre-esˈtablish (ˌpriəˈstæblɪʃ) verb transitive to establish in advance preestablish in American English (ˌpriɪˈstæblɪʃ) transitive verb to establish beforehand Also: pre-establish Word origin [1635–45; pre- + establish]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: focus, intaglio, linear, naturalism, recruitpre- is a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “before”(preclude; prevent); applied freely as a prefix, with the meanings “prior to,” “in advance of,” “early,”“beforehand,” “before,” “in front of,” and with other figurative meanings (preschool; prewar; prepay: preoral; prefrontal) |
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