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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
prestate en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
Proto-Italic *status
Latin statuslbor.
Old French estatbor.
Middle English stat
English state
English prestate
From pre- + state.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Prior to status as a state.
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(not-comparable) More primitive than a state.
prestate en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
Proto-Italic *status
Latin statuslbor.
Old French estatbor.
Middle English stat
English state
English prestate
From pre- + state.
Meanings
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The state that exists before an operation.
Forms
prestate en · VERB · etymology 2
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin praestatus, from Latin praestō (“to provide, show, vouch for”). Compare also prest, imprest, prestation, prestable.
Meanings
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(qualifier:otherwise archaic, transitive) To assume responsibility for, undertake.
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(qualifier:otherwise archaic, transitive) To indemnify, guarantee, secure (against loss or legal liability).
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(qualifier:otherwise archaic, transitive) To vouch for, support.
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