prerecord

[pree-ri-kawrd]

verb (used with object)

1. to record beforehand or in advance.

2. to record (a radio show, television program, etc.) prior to an actual broadcast or showing.

3. Movies.,  to record (music, sound effects, etc.) before filming begins, as to facilitate synchronization.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prerecord¹

First recorded in 1935–40; pre- + record

Example Sentences

In a prerecorded message played during the special, Huger said she entered a private recovery program to address her “taking antidepressants and drinking.”

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Pasalic attended online programs that involved prerecorded webinars alongside worksheets and live Q&As.

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“The Holy Liftoff” realized by Samuel Clay Birmaher for flute and string quartet, opens with Chase on all five of her flutes, one played live, the others prerecorded.

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It featured musicians who’d never been in the band and they played along to prerecorded bass tracks.

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Twenty women testified in person with another 20 testifying on prerecorded video.

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