preselect

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verb

To select in advance.

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forechoose
OriginEnglish select ← Latin sēlēctu ← Proto-Italic *legō →
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Meanings

verbpreselect (third-person singular simple present preselects, present participle preselecting, simple past and past participle preselected)

present singular third person preselects · participle present preselecting · participle past preselected · past preselected

  1. transitiveTo select in advance.

    Synonyms: forechoose

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo select in advance.

Similar
forechoose
Also see
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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. Proto-Indo-European*s(w)é
  10. Latinsē-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*léǵeti
  13. Proto-Italic*legō
  14. Latinlegō
  15. Latinsēlegō
  16. Latinsēlēctu
  17. Englishselect
  18. Englishpreselect

From pre- + select.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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