Webster's Dictionary 1913

7237

Precollection

Pre′col‐lec″tion (?), n. A collection previously made.

7238

Precompose

Pre′com‐pose″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Precomposed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Precomposing.] To compose beforehand. Johnson.

7239

Preconceit

Pre′con‐ceit″ (?), n. An opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception. Hooker.

7240

Preconceive

Pre′con‐ceive″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Preconceived (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Preconceiving.] To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a previous notion or idea of.In a...

7241

Preconception

Pre′con‐cep″tion (?), n. The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously formed.

7242

Preconcert

Pre′con‐cert″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Preconcerted; p. pr. & vb. n.Preconcerting.] To concert or arrange beforehand; to settle by previous agreement.

7243

Preconcert (2)

Pre‐con″cert (?), n. Something concerted or arranged beforehand; a previous agreement.

7244

Preconcerted

Pre′con‐cert″ed (?), a. Previously arranged; agreed upon beforehand. — Pre′con‐cert″ed‐ly, adv. — Pre′con‐cert″ed‐ness, n.

7245

Preconcertion

Pre′con‐cer″tion (?), n. The act of preconcerting; preconcert. Dr. T. Dwight.

7246

Precondemn

Pre′con‐demn′ (?), v. t. To condemn beforehand. — Pre‐con′dem‐na″tion (#), n.

7247

Precondition

Pre′con‐di″tion (?), n. A previous or antecedent condition; a preliminary condition.

7248

Preconform

Pre′con‐form″ (?), v. t. & i. To conform by way anticipation. De Quincey.

7249

Preconformity

Pre′con‐form″i‐ty (?), n. Anticipative or antecedent conformity. Coleridge.

7250

Preconizate

Pre‐con″i‐zate (?), v. t. [Cf. F. préconiser.] To proclaim; to publish; also, to summon; to call. Bp. Burnet.

7251

Preconization

Pre‐con′i‐za″tion (?), n. [L. praeconium a crying out in public, fr. praeco, -onis, a crier, a herald: cf. F. préconisation.] 1. A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamat...

7252

Preconize

Pre″con‐ize (?), v. t.(Eccl.) To approve by preconization.

7253

Preconquer

Pre‐con″quer (?), v. t. To conquer in anticipation. Fuller.

7254

Preconscious

Pre‐con″″scious (?), a. Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness.

7255

Preconsent

Pre′con‐sent″ (?), n. A previous consent.

7256

Preconsign

Pre′con‐sign″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Preconsigned (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Preconsigning.] To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.

7257

Preconsolidated

Pre′con‐sol″i‐da′ted (?), a. Consolidated beforehand.

7258

Preconstitute

Pre‐con″sti‐tute (?), v. t. To constitute or establish beforehand.

7259

Precontract

Pre′con‐tract″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Precontracted; p. pr. & vb. n.Precontracting.] To contract, engage, or stipulate previously.

7260

Precontract (2)

Pre′con‐tract″ (?), v. i. To make a previous contract or agreement. Ayliffe.

7261

Precontract (3)

Pre‐con″tract (?), n. A contract preceding another; especially (Law), a contract of marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a subsequent marriage solemnized ...

7262

Precontrive

Pre′con‐trive″ (?), v. t. & i. To contrive or plan beforehand.

7263

Precoracoid

Pre‐cor″a‐coid (?), n.(Anat.) The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians.