preadopt

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verb

To adopt in advance.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

verbpreadopt (third-person singular simple present preadopts, present participle preadopting, simple past and past participle preadopted)

present singular third person preadopts · participle present preadopting · participle past preadopted · past preadopted

  1. transitiveTo adopt in advance.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

preadopt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preadopt

MLA

“preadopt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preadopt. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preadopt,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preadopt.

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