preverb

[ pree-vurb ]

noun
  1. a element before the root of a verb that combines to form a lexical unit, as post- in postdate.

adjective
  1. noting or pertaining to a preverb.

Origin of preverb

1
First recorded in 1905–10; pre- + verb

Words Nearby preverb

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