preapproved

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adjective

Approved in advance.

OriginEnglish approved ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreapproved (not comparable)
  1. not comparableApproved in advance.

    Even that will require wary monitoring, particularly of a provision that would allow members preapproved day trips for speeches, with travel paid by non-lobbying groups.

    2007 January 4, “New Congress, Leftover Challenge”, in New York Times
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of preapprove

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishapproved
  10. Englishpreapproved

From pre- + approved.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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