premonstrate

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verb

To show beforehand; to foreshow.

OriginLatin praemonstratus →
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Meanings

verbpremonstrate (third-person singular simple present premonstrates, present participle premonstrating, simple past and past participle premonstrated)

present singular third person premonstrates · participle present premonstrating · participle past premonstrated · past premonstrated

  1. To show beforehand; to foreshow.

    The same coniunction againe infusing, doth out of all doubt premonstrate the second coming of the sonne of God and man in the maiestie of his glorie.

    1588, John Harvey, A Discoursive Probleme concerning Prophesies, how far they are to be valued or credited

Origin

  1. Latinpraemonstratus
  2. Englishpremonstrate

From Latin praemonstratus, past participle of praemonstrare, from prae (“before”) + monstrate (“to show”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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