"preappoint" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: preappoints [present, singular, third-person], preappointing [participle, present], preappointed [participle, past], preappointed [past]
Etymology: pre- + appoint Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|appoint}} pre- + appoint Head templates: {{en-verb}} preappoint (third-person singular simple present preappoints, present participle preappointing, simple past and past participle preappointed)
  1. (transitive) To appoint beforehand. Tags: transitive Related terms: preappointment
    Sense id: en-preappoint-en-verb-gQwULUsj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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