prerequire

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Middle English pre-

English pre-

English require

English prerequire

From pre- + require.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)

Verb

prerequire (third-person singular simple present prerequires, present participle prerequiring, simple past and past participle prerequired)

1. To require beforehand.

References

• “prerequire”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.