preexist
or pre-ex·ist
[pree-ig-zist]
- to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede: primitive artifacts that preexisted sophisticated tools.
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Origin of preexist
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precedingpreviouspredateforeshadowanticipatepresageoutrankanteriorantecedentformerpastforwardprecedentheadharbingerleadpioneertimeintroduceheraldExamples from the Web for preexisting
Contemporary Examples
Patients with preexisting medical conditions like diabetes drive health spending.
He has health insurance and, as far as we know, no preexisting conditions.
Or at least, they like coverage for their kids, health-care rebates and a ban on denying coverage for preexisting conditions.
This collection is sold exclusively with Henri Bendel, and is an expansion of her preexisting sweets line Sugarpova.
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Dittrich argued that the human brain is too complicated to be studied thoroughly with preexisting technologies.
Historical Examples
With this altered image of the woman before him, his preexisting ideal becomes blended.
Elsie VennerOliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
For how are we to conceive that preexisting consciousness should govern the formation of the body, move, warm, or guide it?
Three Philosophical PoetsGeorge Santayana
How many previous encounters proved their preexisting acquaintance?
UlyssesJames Joyce
If eternal, how could they assume the empire of an independent and preexisting world?
The present neutrality act of April 20, 1818, is but little more than a collection of preexisting laws.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the PresidentsJames D. Richardson