preexamine
English
Alternative forms
- pre-examine
Etymology
Verb
preexamine (third-person singular simple present preexamines, present participle preexamining, simple past and past participle preexamined)
- (transitive) To examine beforehand.
References
- “preëxamine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.