preengage en · VERB
Pronunciation
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- /ˌpriː.ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From pre- + engage.
Meanings
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(transitive) To engage previously.
Because the gear pinion of the preengaged motor is both drawn into the ring gear and is spinning at the moment of engagement, over time both the flywheel ring gear and the starter gear pinion wear.
2017, Daniel Stapleton, The MG Midget & Austin-Healey Sprite:But he was preengaged by former ties.
1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:A deed of gift is when I do freely befow ſomewhat upon another without preengaging so to do
1676, Abraham Clifford, Methodus Evangelica:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| preengaging | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preengaged | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| preengaged | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| preengages | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pre-engage | alternative | lexicographic |