pretape

P3R1E1T1A1P3E1

verb

To tape in advance.

Similar
prerecord
OriginEnglish tape ← Middle English tape ← Old English tæppa →
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Meanings

verbpretape (third-person singular simple present pretapes, present participle pretaping, simple past and past participle pretaped)

present singular third person pretapes · participle present pretaping · participle past pretaped · past pretaped

  1. To tape in advance.

    Synonyms: prerecord

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo tape in advance.

Similar
prerecord

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. Old Englishtæppa
  10. Middle Englishtape
  11. Englishtape
  12. Englishpretape

From pre- + tape.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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