"preactivate" meaning in English

See preactivate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preactivates [present, singular, third-person], preactivating [participle, present], preactivated [participle, past], preactivated [past]
Etymology: pre- + activate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|activate}} pre- + activate Head templates: {{en-verb}} preactivate (third-person singular simple present preactivates, present participle preactivating, simple past and past participle preactivated)
  1. To activate in advance. Related terms: preactivation
    Sense id: en-preactivate-en-verb-kGvQwnod Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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