preform

verb pre·form \ ˈprē-ˌfȯrm , (ˌ)prē-ˈfȯrm \

|Updated on: 5 Jun 2018

Definition of preform

preformed; preforming; preforms

transitive verb

1 : to form or shape beforehand

2 : to bring to approximate preliminary shape and size

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play \ˈprē-ˌfȯrm\ noun

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Besides the five seniors the lineup featured a big sophomore class, one junior and one freshman and all were expected to preform like veteran players.

— alvaro montaño, Houston Chronicle, "Cy Fair’s Marissa Stevens has high goals after taste of playoffs," 18 May 2018
But the Hunter for Target line is mass-produced in a factory, using a preformed mold.

— abha bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, "Upscale, downscale: Target draws customers with collaborations with high-end brands," 16 Apr. 2018
No stereotype will ever be more authentic or accurate than the individuals that comprise the community this preformed notion purports to represent.

— jason han, Philly.com, "For this surgeon-in-training, his profession's stereotype both inspiring and damaging," 15 May 2018
But the Hunter for Target line is mass-produced in a factory, using a preformed mold.

— abha bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, "Upscale, downscale: Target draws customers with collaborations with high-end brands," 16 Apr. 2018
But the Hunter for Target line is mass-produced in a factory, using a preformed mold.

— abha bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, "Upscale, downscale: Target draws customers with collaborations with high-end brands," 16 Apr. 2018
But the Hunter for Target line is mass-produced in a factory, using a preformed mold.

— abha bhattarai, chicagotribune.com, "Upscale, downscale: Target draws customers with collaborations with high-end brands," 16 Apr. 2018
But the Hunter for Target line is mass-produced in a factory, using a preformed mold.

— author: abha bhattarai, Anchorage Daily News, "Upscale, downscale: Target draws customers with collaborations with high-end brands," 13 Apr. 2018
The king of grunge proposed to his longtime partner, Charly Defrancesco last night in a Chipotle (yes, the burrito place) after a flash mob preformed for the couple.

— sarah spellings, The Cut, "Marc Jacobs Proposed to His Partner With a Flash Mob in a Chipotle," 5 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of preform

Latin praeformare, from prae- + formare to form, from forma form

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