precognosce

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verb

To examine (e.g. witnesses or evidence) beforehand.

OriginLatin praecognoscere →
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Meanings

verbprecognosce (third-person singular simple present precognosces, present participle precognoscing, simple past and past participle precognosced)

present singular third person precognosces · participle present precognoscing · participle past precognosced · past precognosced

  1. ScotlandtransitivelawTo examine (e.g. witnesses or evidence) beforehand.

    1858-1880, David Masson, Life of Milton in Connexion with the History of His Own Time a committee of nine precognoscing the chances

Origin

  1. Latinpraecognoscere“to foreknow”
  2. Englishprecognosce

Latin praecognoscere (“to foreknow”).

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APA

precognosce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precognosce

MLA

“precognosce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precognosce. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precognosce,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precognosce.

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