preprepare

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English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ prepare.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pre‧pre‧pare

Verb

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  1. To prepare in advance.
    • 1850, Millard Fillmore, Message from the President of the United States to the Two Houses of Congress:
      some stone[s] were pre-prepared, and also the wood-work of a coffer dam, but, as before stated, work on the shoal was not commenced.
    • 2007, Sarah Murray, Moveable Feasts, p. 98:
      In the UK, too, consumers happily tuck in to 400,000 tons of preprepared meals a year.
    • 2008, Andrew H. Feinstein, John M. Stefanelli, Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry (page 516)
      Operators should try to avoid the temptation of prepreparing the snapper and then storing the portions in a freezer.
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