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单词 predevote
释义

predevoteadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, devote adj.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + devote adj. Compare slightly earlier predevoted adj. at predevote v. Derivatives.
Obsolete. rare.
Predestined, foredoomed.
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a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III Prol. in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 237/2 The next Peter Bell was he, Predevote, like you and me, To good or evil as may come.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

predevotev.

Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈvəʊt/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈvoʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, devote v.
Etymology: < pre- prefix + devote v.
rare.
transitive. To devote or commit in advance.
ΚΠ
1815 Zeluca I. 377 Sir John was unconsciously pre-devoted to one, and by the other Lady for the third set [of dances].
1819 P. B. Shelley in D. H. Reiman Bodl. Shelley MSS (1986) 36 The next Peter Bell was he Predevote[d] like you & me To good or evil.]
1996 Re: Web Producers in houston.music (Usenet newsgroup) 16 June And the $4,000+ for a decently-equipped graphics workstation? a pittance compared to the amount of time and experience pre-devoted to using it, the overhead expenses of running a business, [etc.].

Derivatives

ˌpredeˈvoted adj.
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1815 Zeluca III. 2 The incertitude [seemed] far more trying than conviction of Erdestone's pre-devoted affections.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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