"premonstrate" meaning in English

See premonstrate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: premonstrates [present, singular, third-person], premonstrating [participle, present], premonstrated [participle, past], premonstrated [past]
Etymology: From Latin praemonstratus, past participle of praemonstrare, from prae (“before”) + monstrate (“to show”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|praemonstratus}} Latin praemonstratus Head templates: {{en-verb}} premonstrate (third-person singular simple present premonstrates, present participle premonstrating, simple past and past participle premonstrated)
  1. To show beforehand; to foreshow.
    Sense id: en-premonstrate-en-verb-VmwSfCHf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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