preregister

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verb

To register for something (especially for a course of education) prior to its start.

OriginEnglish register ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpreregister (third-person singular simple present preregisters, present participle preregistering, simple past and past participle preregistered)

present singular third person preregisters · participle present preregistering · participle past preregistered · past preregistered

  1. intransitiveTo register for something (especially for a course of education) prior to its start.
  2. transitiveTo register or enroll (a person, especially a student) prior to the start of something.
  3. intransitivetransitivemethodologyTo register (a study design and its planned statistical analysis) before the study by reporting (them) in the scientific literature via a registered report.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishregister
  10. Englishpreregister

From pre- + register.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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