preexamine

English

Alternative forms

• pre-examine

Etymology

From pre- +‎ examine.

Verb

preexamine (third-person singular simple present preexamines, present participle preexamining, simple past and past participle preexamined)

1. (transitive) To examine beforehand.

References

• “preëxamine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.