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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Prē'mon-strā'tion, n.p. 1029A showing beforehand. [Rare.] Shelford.
  2. Pre-mōn'stra-tor, n.p. 1029One who, or that which, premonstrates, or foreshows.
  3. Pre-môrse’, a.p. 1029Terminated abruptly, or as if bitten off. Premorse roots or leaves (Bot.), such as have an abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short. Lindley.
  4. Prē'-mo-sā'ic, a.p. 1029Relating to the time before that of Moses; as, pre-mosaic history.
  5. Pre-mō'tion, n.p. 1029Previous motion or excitement to action.
  6. Prēm'ū nī're, n.p. 1029See PRÆMUNIRE.
  7. Prēm'ū-nīte', v. t.p. 1029To guard against objection; to fortify. [Obs.]
  8. Prē'mu-nī'tion, n.p. 1029An anticipation of objections.
  9. Pre-mū'ni-to-ry, a.p. 1029Of, or belonging to, a premunire; as, a premunitory process.
  10. Prēn'der, n.p. 1029(Law.) The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered. Burrill.
  11. Pre-nō'men, n.p. 1029See PRÆNOMEN.
  12. Pre-nŏm’i-nāte, v. t.p. 1029To forename.
  13. Pre-nŏm'i-nate, a.p. 1029Forenamed. “Prenominate crimes.” Shak.
  14. Pre-nŏm/i-nā'tion, n.p. 1029The act of prenominating, or the state of being prenominated; the privilege of being named first. Browne.
  15. Pre-nŏs'tie, n.p. 1029A prognostic. [Obs.]
  16. Pre-nōte', v. t.p. 1029To note or designate beforehand.
  17. Pre-nō'tion, n.p. 1029A notice or notion which precedes something else in time; previous notion or thought; foreknowledge. Bacon.
  18. Pren-sā'tion, n.p. 1029The act of seizing with violence. [Obs.] Barrow.
  19. Prēn’tice, n.p. 1029An apprentice. [Obs. or colloq.]
  20. Pre'ntice-ship, n.p. 1029Apprenticeship. [Obs. or colloq.]
  21. Pre-nŭn'ci-ā'tion, n.p. 1029The act of telling before. [Obs.]
  22. Pre-nūn'ciōus, a.p. 1029Announcing beforehand; presaging. [Obs.] Blount.
  23. Prē'ob-tāin', v. t.p. 1029To obtain beforehand.
  24. Pre-ŏc'cu-pan-cy, n.p. 1029Act or right of taking possession before another; as, the property of unoccupied land is vested by preoccupancy.
  25. Pre-ōc'cu-pāte, v. t.p. 1029To anticipate; to take before. Bacon. 2. To prepossess; to fill with prejudices. Walton.
  26. Pre-ōc/cu-pā/tion, n.p. 1029The act of preoccupying, or the state of being preoccupied; a taking possession before another; prior occupation; prepossession. 2. Anticipation of objections. South.
  27. Pre-ŏc'cu-py, v. t.p. 1029To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a country or land not before occupied. 2. To prepossess; to occupy by anticipation or prejudices. I think it more respectful to the reader to…
  28. Pre-ŏm'i-nāte, v. t.p. 1029To prognosticate; to gather beforehand from omens. Because many ravens were seen when Alexander entered Babylon, they were thought to preominate his death. Browne.
  29. Prē/o-pĕr'cu-lar, a.p. 1029(Ichth.) Pertaining to, or situated in, the front part of the operculum. See OPERCULAR.
  30. Prē'o-pĕr'cu-lŭm, n.p. 1029(Bot.) The fore-lid or operculum in mosses.
  31. Pre'o-pin'ion, n.p. 1029Opinion previously formed; prepossession. Browne.
  32. Pre-ōp'tion, n.p. 1029Right of first choice. Stackhouse.
  33. Prē′or-dāin′, v. t.p. 1029To ordain or appoint beforehand; to predetermine; to foreordain; as, all things are supposed to be pre-ordained by God.
  34. Pre-ôr'di-nance, n.p. 1029Antecedent decree or determination. Shak.
  35. Pre-ōr'di-nate, a.p. 1029Foreordained. [Obs.]
  36. Pre-ôr′di-nā′tion, n.p. 1029The act of foreordaining; previous determination.
  37. Prē-pāl'a-tal, a.p. 1029(Anat.) Just anterior to the palate; as, the prepalatal aperture.
  38. Pre-pâr'a-ble, a.p. 1029Capable of being prepared. Boyle.
  39. Prĕp'a-rā'tion, n.p. 1029The act of preparing or fitting for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; as, the preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation of troops…
  40. Pre-păr'a-tĭve, a.p. 1029Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of preparing, qualifying, or fitting for any thing; preparatory. He spent much time in quest of knowledge preparative to this work. South.
  41. Pre-păr'/a-tīve, n.p. 1029That which has the power of preparing, or previously fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. “A preparative unto sermons.” Hooker. 2. That which is done to prepare; preparation. “Necessary…
  42. Pre-pār'a-tive-ly, adv.p. 1029By way of preparation.
  43. Pre-pār'a-tor, n.p. 1029One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection, specimens for preservation in collections, and the like. Agassiz.
  44. Pre-pār'a-to-ry, a.p. 1029Preparing the way for any thing by previous measures of adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows; previous; introductory.
  45. Pre-pâre', v. t.p. 1029To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application. Our souls not yet prepared for upper light, Till doomsday wander in the shade of night.…
  46. Pre-pāre', v. i.p. 1029To make all things ready; to put things in suitable order; as, to prepare for dinner. 2. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the necessary previous measures. “Dido preparing to kill…
  47. Pre-pāre', n.p. 1029Preparation. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.
  48. Pre-pār'ed-ly, adv.p. 1029With suitable previous measures. Shak.
  49. Pre-pär'ed-ness, n.p. 1029The state of being prepared or in readiness. South.
  50. Pre-pār'er, n.p. 1029One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.
  51. Pre-pāy', v. t.p. 1029To pay in advance or beforehand, as the postage of a letter.
  52. Pre-pāy'ment, n.p. 1029Payment in advance, as of postage.
  53. Pre-pënse', a.p. 1029Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; premeditated; aforethought; — usually placed after the word it qualifies. This has not arisen from any misrepresentation or error prepense. Southey.
  54. Pre-pĕnse′, v. t.p. 1029To weigh or consider beforehand. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.
  55. Pre-pēnse', v. i.p. 1029To deliberate beforehand. [Obs.]
  56. Pre-pĕnse'ly, adv.p. 1029In a premeditated manner.
  57. Pre-pŏl'lence or Pre-pŏl'len-cy, n.p. 1029The quality of being prepollent; superiority of power; prevalence. [Rare.] Coventry.
  58. Pre-pŏl'lent, a.p. 1029Having superior influence or power; prevailing. [Rare.] Boyle.
  59. Pre-pŏn'der, v. t.p. 1029To outweigh; to preponderate. [Obs.] Wotton.
  60. Pre-pŏn'der-an-çe or Pre-pŏn'der-an-cy, n.p. 1029The state or quality of being preponderant or preponderating; superiority of weight, influence, or power; an outweighing. “The preponderancy of the greater grounds of probability.” Locke. In a few…