preestablish

verb

pre·es·tab·lish | \ˌprē-i-ˈsta-blish

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variants: or pre-establish

preestablished or pre-established; preestablishing or pre-establishing

Definition of preestablish

transitive verb

: to establish in advance preestablish emergency procedures

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preestablished or pre-established adjective

met at a preestablished time a set of preestablished rules/criteria

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preequalization

preestablished harmony

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