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preselect

[ pree-si-lekt ]
/ ˌpri sɪˈlɛkt /
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verb (used with object)
to select in advance; choose beforehand.
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Origin of preselect

First recorded in 1860–65; pre- + select

OTHER WORDS FROM preselect

pre·se·lec·tion, noun
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