"prevet" meaning in English

See prevet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: prevets [present, singular, third-person], prevetting [participle, present], prevetted [participle, past], prevetted [past]
Etymology: pre- + vet Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|vet}} pre- + vet Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} prevet (third-person singular simple present prevets, present participle prevetting, simple past and past participle prevetted)
  1. (transitive) To vet or check in advance. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-prevet-en-verb-8Os~LMc3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

Inflected forms

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