"preconstitute" meaning in English

See preconstitute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: preconstitutes [present, singular, third-person], preconstituting [participle, present], preconstituted [participle, past], preconstituted [past]
Etymology: pre- + constitute Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|constitute}} pre- + constitute Head templates: {{en-verb}} preconstitute (third-person singular simple present preconstitutes, present participle preconstituting, simple past and past participle preconstituted)
  1. (transitive) To constitute or establish beforehand. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-preconstitute-en-verb-N-b9lB6j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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