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preprepare en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɹiːpɹɪˈpɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌpɹipɹɪˈpɛɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From pre- + prepare.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To prepare in advance.
   • It sounds like it'd take forever to make one of these delicacies, but by using slack times to preprepare the chocolate parts and the birds, the actual construction of the tortes didn't really take that much time at all. 2008, Svein Jenshus, 50 Years as a U.S. Immigrant, page 204:
   • In the UK, too, consumers happily tuck in to 400,000 tons of preprepared meals a year. 2007, Sarah Murray, Moveable Feasts, page 98:
   • Operators should try to avoid the temptation of prepreparing the snapper and then storing the portions in a freezer. 2008, Andrew H. Feinstein, John M. Stefanelli, Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry, page 516:
   • Frequently, clients not only preplan but also preprepare snacks in specified amounts to decrease the probability of eating more than was planned. 2012, Alan S. Bellack, Michel Hersen, Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with Adults, page 245:

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