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pre·train | \ ˌprē-ˈtrān 
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\variants:
or pre-train
pretrained or pre-trained; pretraining or pre-training
Definition of pretrain
: to train in advance
School volunteers are pretrained before they are sent into classrooms.
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The first known use of pretrain was in 1943
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