preform
(prē fôrm′)
transitive verb
to form in advance
See preform in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb pre·formed,
pre·form·ing,
pre·forms - To shape or form beforehand.
- To determine the shape or form of beforehand.
noun- An object that has been subjected to preliminary, usually incomplete shaping or molding before undergoing complete or final processing.
- Linguistics A reconstructed ancestral word or form.
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