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pre·co·cious·ly adverb : in a precocious manner

Synonyms

beforehand, early, prematurely, unseasonably—more at EARLY

pre·con·ceive verb : to form an opinion of beforehand

— pre·con·cep·tion noun

pre·con·di·tion verb : to put in proper or desired condition or frame of mind in advance

pre·cook verb : to cook partially or entirely before final cooking or reheating

pre·cur·sor noun 1 : one that precedes and indicates the approach of another : FORERUNNER

2 : one that precedes another in an office or process

Synonyms

[1] angel, forerunner, harbinger, herald—more at FORERUNNER

[2] ancestor, antecedent, forerunner—more at ANCESTOR

pred abbreviation predicate

pre·da·ceous or pre·da·cious adjective : living by preying on others : PREDATORY

pre·date verb : to precede in time : ANTEDATE

pre·da·tion noun 1 : the act of preying or plundering

2 : a mode of life in which food is primarily obtained by killing and consuming animals

pred·a·tor noun : an animal that lives by predation

pred·a·to·ry adjective 1 : of or relating to plunder <~ warfare>

2 : disposed to exploit others

3 : preying upon other animals

pre·dawn adjective : of or relating to the time just before dawn

pre·de·cease verb -ceased; -ceas·ing : to die before another person

pre·de·ces·sor noun 1 : a previous holder of a position to which another has succeeded

2 : something that has been followed or displaced by another

pre·des·ig·nate verb : to designate beforehand

pre·des·ti·na·tion noun : the act of foreordaining to an earthly lot or eternal destiny by divine decree; also : the state of being so foreordained

— pre·des·ti·nate verb

pre·des·tine verb : to settle beforehand : FOREORDAIN

Synonyms

destine, doom, fate, foredoom, foreordain, ordain—more at DESTINE

pre·de·ter·mine verb : to determine beforehand

pred·i·ca·ble adjective : capable of being predicated or affirmed

pre·dic·a·ment noun : a difficult or trying situation

Synonyms

corner, fix, hole, jam, pickle, spot; also difficulty, dilemma, hot water, pinch, plight, quagmire, quandary, trouble; deadlock, halt, impasse, stalemate, standstill; clutch, crisis, crossroad, emergency, exigency, juncture, strait

1predicate noun : the part of a sentence or clause that expresses what is said of the subject

2predicate verb -cat·ed; -cat·ing 1 : AFFIRM

2 : to assert to be a quality or attribute

3 : to set or ground on something : BASE

— pred·i·ca·tion noun

pre·dict verb : to declare in advance

— pre·dict·abil·i·ty noun

— pre·dict·able adjective

— pre·dict·ably adverb

Synonyms

augur, forecast, foretell, presage, prognosticate, prophesy—more at FORETELL

pre·dic·tion noun 1 : an act of predicting

2 : something that is predicted

Synonyms

cast, forecast, prognostication, prophecy, soothsaying; also augury, omen, portent, sign; anticipation, foreknowledge; foresight; conjecture, guess, surmise

pre·di·gest verb : to simplify for easy use; also : to subject to artificial or natural partial digestion

pre·di·lec·tion noun : an established preference for something

Synonyms

bent, devices, disposition, genius, inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn—more at INCLINATION

pre·dis·pose verb : to incline in advance : make susceptible

pre·dis·po·si·tion noun : a condition of being predisposed

pre·dom·i·nance noun : the quality or state of being predominant

Synonyms

ascendancy, dominance, dominion, preeminence, supremacy—more at SUPREMACY

pre·dom·i·nant adjective : greater in importance, strength, influence, or authority

Synonyms

arch, cardinal, central, chief, dominant, first, foremost, grand, key, main, paramount, preeminent, premier, primary, principal, sovereign, supreme—more at FOREMOST

pre·dom·i·nant·ly adverb : for the most part : MAINLY

Synonyms

altogether, basically, chiefly, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, primarily, principally—more at CHIEFLY

pre·dom·i·nate verb : to be