Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preimpose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: preim-pose
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To impose ahead of time.

Example Sentences

"Indeed, the application of such procedures to raw data to produce dose-response curves tor examination and extrapolation tends to preimpose linearity."
"It furthermore confirms, as James A. Davies has shown, that when drawn to contemporaries, Forster did not preimpose ideas upon his material as he did with those of the past, but presented 'honest revelation' bordering on explicitness."
"Do not preimpose a subtopical order. Do not worry if a question seems repetitive; you will sort that out a bit later."

Etymology

From pre- + impose.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Inflected Forms

preimposes (present, singular) preimposing (participle, present) preimposed (participle, past) preimposed (past)

Questions

What does preimpose mean?: To impose ahead of time.
Where does preimpose come from?: From pre- + impose.

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