preplay

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verb

To visualize in advance.

“a preplay negotiation period”

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Meanings

verbpreplay (third-person singular simple present preplays, present participle preplaying, simple past and past participle preplayed)

present singular third person preplays · participle present preplaying · participle past preplayed · past preplayed

  1. transitiveTo visualize in advance.

    Since my bullying days at St. Francis, I have preplayed and responded to every worst-case scenario I could imagine.

    2013, James Womack, Black Dad-White Dad: The James Womack Story, page 195
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    Overall, mental imagery can and should be used for the following: To see success—A driver can develop his or her belief system by recalling past successes, and preplaying success in future events.

    2007, Ross Bentley, Speed Secrets 6: The Perfect Driver, page 16
adjectivepreplay (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingBefore play begins.

    a preplay negotiation period

Origin

From pre- + play.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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