preresolve

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UK/ˌpɹiː.ɹɪˈzɒlv/US/ˌpɹi.ɹɪˈzɑlv/US/-ˈzɔlv/

verb

To resolve beforehand; to predetermine.

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

verbpreresolve (third-person singular simple present preresolves, present participle preresolving, simple past and past participle preresolved)

present singular third person preresolves · participle present preresolving · participle past preresolved · past preresolved

  1. To resolve beforehand; to predetermine.

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. Englishresolve
  10. Englishpreresolve

From pre- + resolve.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with preresolve

solveinvolveresolveevolvedissolverevolveabsolvedevolvevolveconvolvecircumvolvecoevolvedeconvolveexsolveintervolveobvolvepresolvereabsolvereconvolveredissolvereevolvereinvolvereresolvere-solve
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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