prejudge

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verb

To form a judgment of (something) in advance.

Similar
foredeem
OriginMiddle French préjuger ← Latin praeudico, praeiudicare →
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Meanings

verbprejudge (third-person singular simple present prejudges, present participle prejudging, simple past and past participle prejudged)

present singular third person prejudges · participle present prejudging · participle past prejudged · past prejudged

  1. ambitransitiveTo form a judgment of (something) in advance.

    Synonyms: foredeem

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo form a judgment of (something) in advance.

Similar
foredeem
Also see
foredeem

Origin

  1. Latinpraeudico, praeiudicare
  2. Middle Frenchpréjuger
  3. Englishprejudge

Borrowed from Middle French préjuger, itself an adaptation of Latin praeudico, praeiudicare. Doublet of prejudicate.

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Translations

Bulgarian предрешавам
  • предрешавам (predrešavam)form a judgement in advance
Catalan prejutjar
  • prejutjarform a judgement in advance
Chinese Mandarin 預先判斷 /预先判断, 預判 /预判
  • 預先判斷 /预先判断 (yùxiān pànduàn)form a judgement in advance
  • 預判 /预判 (yùpàn)form a judgement in advance
Finnish tuomita ennalta
  • tuomita ennaltaform a judgement in advance
Italian pregiudicare
  • pregiudicareform a judgement in advance
Latin praeiudico
  • praeiudicoform a judgement in advance
Polish przesądzać, przesądzić
  • przesądzaćform a judgement in advance
  • przesądzićform a judgement in advance
Portuguese prejulgar
  • prejulgarform a judgement in advance
Russian предреша́ть, предреши́ть
  • предреша́ть (predrešátʹ)form a judgement in advance
  • предреши́ть (predrešítʹ)form a judgement in advance
Spanish prejuzgar
  • prejuzgarform a judgement in advance
Ukrainian упере́джувати
  • упере́джувати (uperédžuvaty)form a judgement in advance

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prejudge

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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