"foreheat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: foreheats [present, singular, third-person], foreheating [participle, present], foreheated [participle, past], foreheated [past]
Etymology: From fore- + heat. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|heat}} fore- + heat Head templates: {{en-verb}} foreheat (third-person singular simple present foreheats, present participle foreheating, simple past and past participle foreheated)
  1. (transitive) To heat beforehand or in advance. Tags: transitive Synonyms: preheat Derived forms: foreheater
    Sense id: en-foreheat-en-verb-VLAnvFM- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1908, American Machinist, Volume 31, Part 1 - Page 320",
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          "ref": "1920, The Milk Dealer - Volume 10 - Page 45",
          "text": "The photograph shows the special connections on the first heater section, whereby the milk is foreheated for the clarifier."
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        "(transitive) To heat beforehand or in advance."
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