prelitter

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verb

To litter in (a place) in advance.

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Meanings

verbprelitter (third-person singular simple present prelitters, present participle prelittering, simple past and past participle prelittered)

present singular third person prelitters · participle present prelittering · participle past prelittered · past prelittered

  1. transitiveTo litter in (a place) in advance.

    When stores were prelittered with 140 marked handbills, the littering rate increased, but only to 5%.

    2012, Thomas A. Heberlein, Navigating Environmental Attitudes, page 98

Origin

From pre- + litter.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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