predamage

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verb

To damage in advance (for example when testing the strength of a material or structure).

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Meanings

verbpredamage (third-person singular simple present predamages, present participle predamaging, simple past and past participle predamaged)

present singular third person predamages · participle present predamaging · participle past predamaged · past predamaged

  1. transitiveTo damage in advance (for example when testing the strength of a material or structure).
nounpredamage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDamage produced in advance.

Origin

pre- + damage

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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