Prediscover, prē-dis-kuv′ėr, v.t. to discover beforehand.—n. Prediscov′ery.
Predispose, prē-dis-pōz′, v.t. to dispose or incline beforehand: to render favourable.—adj. Predispō′sing, inclining beforehand: making liable.—n. Predisposi′tion, state of being predisposed or previously inclined: a state of body in which disease is easily excited.—adj. Predisposi′tional.
Predominate, prē-dom′in-āt, v.t. to dominate or rule over.—v.i. to be dominant over: to surpass in strength or authority: to prevail.—ns. Predom′inance, Predom′inancy, condition of being predominant: superior influence: superiority: ascendency.—adj. Predom′inant, ruling: having superior power: ascendant.—adv. Predom′inantly.—n. Predominā′tion, ascendency.—Predominant partner, the partner who has a larger stake in any business than the others—applied by Lord Rosebery (1894) to England as a member of the United Kingdom.
Predone, prē-dun′, adj. worn out, exhausted.
Predoom, prē-dōōm′, v.t. to doom in anticipation or beforehand.
Predorsal, prē-dor′sal, adj. situated before the dorsal region of the spine: cervical.
Predy, prē′di, adj. (naut.) cleared for action.
Pree, prē, v.t. (Scot.) to prove, esp. to taste.
Pre-elect, prē-e-lekt′, v.t. to elect or choose beforehand.—n. Prē-elec′tion, choice or election made by previous decision.
Pre-eminence, prē-em′i-nens, n. state of being pre-eminent: superiority in excellence: (Shak.) prerogative.—adj. Prē-em′inent, eminent above others: surpassing others in good or bad qualities: outstanding: extreme.—adv. Prē-em′inently.