prebake

verb

pre·​bake ˌprē-ˈbāk 

variants or pre-bake

prebaked or pre-baked; prebaking or pre-baking

transitive verb

: to bake (something) in advance

prebake a pie crust before adding the filling

Examples of prebake in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

It’s prebaked to mitigate sogginess but doesn’t require pie weights. — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026

When contending with fruit pie fillings, one strategy is to prebake the bottom crust to help prevent it from becoming soggy. — Arowat, Discover Magazine, 16 July 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prebake

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• cupcake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• forsake
• gouache
• handshake
• headache