"prefire" meaning in English

See prefire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: From pre- + fire. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|fire}} pre- + fire Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prefire (not comparable)
  1. Before the occurrence of a fire. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prefire-en-adj-IJYwUQ8y Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: prefires [present, singular, third-person], prefiring [participle, present], prefired [participle, past], prefired [past]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-verb}} prefire (third-person singular simple present prefires, present participle prefiring, simple past and past participle prefired)
  1. Alternative form of pre-fire. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pre-fire
    Sense id: en-prefire-en-verb-WeEEIpsC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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