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preengage

verb
/ˌpriː.ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From pre- + engage.

  1. derived from *wedʰ-✻ — “to pledge, redeem a pledge; guarantee, bail”
  2. derived from *wadją✻ — “pledge, guarantee”
  3. derived from *wadjōną✻ — “to pledge, secure”
  4. derived from *an-✻
  5. derived from *anwadjōn✻ — “to pledge”
  6. derived from engagier — “to pledge, engage”
  7. inherited from engagen
  8. prefixed as preengage — “pre + engage”

Definitions

  1. To engage previously.

    • A deed of gift is when I do freely befow ſomewhat upon another without preengaging so to do
    • But he was preengaged by former ties.
    • Because the gear pinion of the preengaged motor is both drawn into the ring gear and is spinning at the moment of engagement, over time both the flywheel ring gear and the starter gear pinion wear.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA