preprepare

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UK/ˌpɹiːpɹɪˈpɛə/US/ˌpɹipɹɪˈpɛɹ/

verb

To prepare in advance.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbpreprepare (third-person singular simple present preprepares, present participle prepreparing, simple past and past participle preprepared)

present singular third person preprepares · participle present prepreparing · participle past preprepared · past preprepared · alternative pre-prepare

  1. transitiveTo prepare in advance.

    In the UK, too, consumers happily tuck in to 400,000 tons of preprepared meals a year.

    2007, Sarah Murray, Moveable Feasts, page 98
    3 more examples

    Operators should try to avoid the temptation of prepreparing the snapper and then storing the portions in a freezer.

    2008, Andrew H. Feinstein, John M. Stefanelli, Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry, page 516

    It sounds like it'd take forever to make one of these delicacies, but by using slack times to preprepare the chocolate parts and the birds, the actual construction of the tortes didn't really take that much time at all.

    2008, Svein Jenshus, 50 Years as a U.S. Immigrant, page 204

    Frequently, clients not only preplan but also preprepare snacks in specified amounts to decrease the probability of eating more than was planned.

    2012, Alan S. Bellack, Michel Hersen, Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with Adults, page 245

Origin

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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