preform

[ verb pree-fawrm; noun pree-fawrm ]

/ verb ˈpriˈfɔrm; noun ˈpriˌfɔrm /

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verb (used with object)

to form beforehand.

to determine or decide beforehand: to preform an opinion.

to shape or fashion beforehand: to preform a mold.

noun

biscuit¹ (def. 5).

any of various uncompleted objects of manufacture after preliminary shaping.

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Origin of preform

From the Latin word praefōrmāre, dating back to 1595–1605. See pre-, form

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non·pre·formed, adjective

How to use preform in a sentence

The caliber at which Sam and the entire crew preformed dubbed them professionals not students.
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In the category of happiness, however, Israel preformed very well, reaching the respectable 8th place.
Beneath The Surface Of Israeli Content|Michal Levertov|April 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It seems that in the egg of molluscs, also, the simple symmetry relations of the body are already preformed.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb
Conklin was able to show that the asymmetrical spiral structure is already preformed in the egg before cleavage.
The Organism as a Whole|Jacques Loeb

In her lay a Godframed Godgiven preformed possibility which thou hast fructified with thy modicum of man's work.
Ulysses|James Joyce
I admit that that might be so, if God had so preformed matter as to cause such an effect by the laws of motion alone.
Theodicy|G. W. Leibniz
There is sound basis for believing that the hypothetical poison is not introduced preformed in the food.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess

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