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preshrink

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
preshrink
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English shrink English preshrink From pre- + shrink.

Usage

Inflected Forms

preshrinks (present, singular) preshrinking (participle, present) preshrank (past) preshrunk (past) preshrunk (participle, past) preshrunken (participle, past)

Questions

What does preshrink mean?
To shrink in advance, before sale, in order to ensure better fit.
Where does preshrink come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English shrink English preshrink From pre- + shrink.

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