preinstruct

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verb

To instruct previously; to preteach.

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Meanings

verbpreinstruct (third-person singular simple present preinstructs, present participle preinstructing, simple past and past participle preinstructed)

present singular third person preinstructs · participle present preinstructing · participle past preinstructed · past preinstructed

  1. transitiveTo instruct previously; to preteach.

    as if Plato had been pre-instructed by men of the same Spirit with the Apostle

    1662, Henry More, The Defence of the Moral Cabbala

Origin

From pre- + instruct.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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