PREESTABLISH

Etymology

Verb

preestablish (third-person singular simple present preestablishes, present participle preestablishing, simple past and past participle preestablished)

(transitive) To establish beforehand.

Having preestablished that the murder weapon did not belong to the hotel, the detective widened her field of enquiry.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre`Ă«s*tab"lish, v. t.

Definition: To establish beforehand.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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