preform
[verb]
Synonyms: predestine, destine, determine, doom (to), fate, foreordain, predetermine, preordain

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preform noun. ['pri:fɔ:m] M20.
[from PREFORM verb.]
1. A moulded object which requires further processing to give it its final shape. M20.

2. Philology. A linguistic form reconstructed from later evidence. M20.

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preform verb trans. [pri:'fɔ:m] E17.
[from PRE- 1 + FORM verb¹. Cf. French préformer.]
1. Form or shape beforehand. E17.

2. spec. Give a shape to (plastic or other moulding material) before further processing. E20.

■ preformer noun a press or similar device for preforming plastic M20.

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