prestructure

verb

pre·​struc·​ture ˌprē-ˈstrək-chər How to pronounce prestructure (audio)
variants or pre-structure
prestructured or pre-structured; prestructuring or pre-structuring

transitive verb

: to make (something) into or provide (something) with a structure in advance
… how much you should attempt to prestructure your methods …Joseph A. Maxwell
Some songs are prestructured, but the content is improvised …Elizabeth Bowers
… the theoretical model one chooses inevitably prestructures the terms of the debate …Monika Fludernik

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of prestructure was in 1944

Dictionary Entries Near prestructure

Cite this Entry

“Prestructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prestructure. Accessed 1 Apr. 2023.

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