preemploy en · VERB
Etymology
From pre- + employ.
Meanings
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(transitive) To employ beforehand.
That false villain Whom I employed was preemployed by him.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preemploys | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| preemployed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preemployed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| preemploying | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |