precool

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verb

To cool in advance.

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Meanings

verbprecool (third-person singular simple present precools, present participle precooling, simple past and past participle precooled)

present singular third person precools · participle present precooling · participle past precooled · past precooled

  1. transitiveTo cool in advance.

    In some places, the air conditioning was turned up earlier in the day to precool buildings, and then turned down during peak hours.

    2008 June 11, Ken Belson, “Records Tumble and Sweaty New Yorkers Grumble as Heat Persists”, in New York Times

Origin

From pre- + cool.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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