"preadapt" meaning in English

See preadapt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preadapts [present, singular, third-person], preadapting [participle, present], preadapted [participle, past], preadapted [past]
Etymology: pre- + adapt Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|adapt}} pre- + adapt Head templates: {{en-verb}} preadapt (third-person singular simple present preadapts, present participle preadapting, simple past and past participle preadapted)
  1. To adapt in advance.
    Sense id: en-preadapt-en-verb-7g~czfmm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for preadapt meaning in English (1.1kB)

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