prerequire

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verb

To require beforehand.

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

verbprerequire (third-person singular simple present prerequires, present participle prerequiring, simple past and past participle prerequired)

present singular third person prerequires · participle present prerequiring · participle past prerequired · past prerequired

  1. To require beforehand.

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. Englishrequire
  10. Englishprerequire

From pre- + require.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with prerequire

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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