pre-engagev.

Brit.

/ˌpriːᵻnˈɡeɪdʒ/,

/ˌpriːɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/,

/ˌpriːᵻŋˈɡeɪdʒ/,

/ˌpriːɛŋˈɡeɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌpriᵻnˈɡeɪdʒ/

Forms: 1600s–1700s prae-engage, 1600s–1700s pre-ingage, 1600s– pre-engage, 1800s pre-ëngage.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, engage v.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + engage v. Compare pre-engagement n.

a. transitive. To put under an obligation or commitment beforehand; to bind in advance by a pledge or promise. In later use esp.: to secure the services of.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > bind (a person) morally or legally [verb (transitive)] > in advance

pre-engage1638

preoblige1644

pregage1655

1638 J. Shirley Royall Master iv I came..not to be made..the mirth Of any Lady, who shall preingage Her heart to anothers bosome, and then sneake Off like a tame despised property.

1649 C. Walker Anarchia Anglicana ii. 80 Things may be legally carried..by competent Judges not preingaged.

1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum ii. vii. 188 He may restrain the Liberty it self, where God has not præengaged us to restrain it.

1716 A. Pope Corr. Nov. (1956) I. 372 If Mr. Tonson went, he was preingaged to attend him.

1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life I. 117 She pressed me to stay dinner, but..I informed her that I was pre-engaged.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. (1882) 286 She is compelled by the silent entreaties of a father..to give her hand, with a heart thus irrecoverably pre-engaged, to Lord Aldobrand.

1876 H. James in Atlantic Monthly Dec. 693/1 Her finding Deronda preëngaged to go to the East and stir up the race-feeling of the Jews strikes one as a wonderfully happy invention.

1907 Times 20 June 4/6 All the best guides are pre-engaged, but a deferred holiday or an early letter will often catch one or other of the great half-dozen.

1984 ELH 51 457 He had pre-engaged his faith to both his king and his friend Eugenio.

2000 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 11 Sept. Peard was promised race rides, only to miss out on Saturday because Don Martin had pre-engaged Lance O'Sullivan.

b. transitive. To pledge oneself to do something; to guarantee beforehand that. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise, vow, or pledge [verb (intransitive)] > enter into or pledge oneself

covenantc1440

bind1488

undertake1572

engage1604

pre-engage1652

subscribe1680

1652 Perfect Diurnall No. 146. 2189 Those in the West (having preingaged to live peaceably, and pay Assessments[)], did most perfidiously..surprise our two Garrisons.

1657 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job & Psalms 826 Wherein he promiseth and pre-ingageth, that whenever hee came to the Kingdome, he will be a singular example.

1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 84 I wil præengage that the Cloze shal com off sweetly.

1881 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (2000) 261 He had pre-engaged to take well of me,—like an elder brother, if I would be frank with him.

1905 A. T. Mahan Influence Sea Power I. Pref. 8 Still less may they rightfully pre-engage so to do.

c. transitive. In passive. To be previously or already engaged to be married. Also reflexive in same sense. Cf. sense 5.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > betroth [verb (transitive)] > previously

pre-contract1576

pre-engage1673

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling ii. i. §5 That they were pre-engag'd to a better amour, espous'd to the spiritual bridegroom.

1689 R. Davies Jrnl. 18 May (1857) 16 I dreamed..that I solicited to have the Bishop of Ely's daughter.., and that he brought me for answer that she was preengaged.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvii. viii. 146 If she had pre-engaged herself to any Gentleman.

1823 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 392 The princess was required to swear that she was not pre-engaged to any other person.

1899 Times 2 Sept. 13/3 She..gives the unfortunate young clergyman..the coup de grace... Perhaps he could hardly help himself, but considering he was pre-engaged, Satan might have been worse employed.

1995 R. Ballaster in J. Austen Sense & Sensibility (new ed.) p. viii She [sc. Marianne] is..the first sister to discover that her lover is pre-engaged.

†a. transitive. To win over or impress favourably beforehand; to prepossess. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > judge with prejudice [verb (transitive)] > cause prejudice in

prevent1551

forestall?1571

bias1581

preoccupate1582

prejudicate1602

prejudice1610

pre-engage1646

prepossess1647

preoccupya1658

tamper1687

1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xiii. 57 Had not Pliny preengag'd us to the sense of operation.

1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 44 They had the effect of an artful preface, and had pre-engaged all readers in his favour.

1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice ii. ii. 153 Something done to preengage the feeling, or raise a favoring prejudice in it.

b. transitive. To secure for oneself or take possession of beforehand; to reserve in advance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > beforehand

pre-engage1649

pre-empt1855

1649 Kingdomes Weekly Intelligencer No. 307 1321 It was ordered that three thousand one hundred fifty five pounds fifteen shillings and ten pence.., as is pre-ingaged to other uses, shall be dedischarged from any ingagement to the said Forces.

1689 Match iii, in Third Coll. Poems 29/1 Let trusty Monsieur preingage your ready Votes.

1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 134 This being a Breach of Trust to preingage his Vote.

1798 T. Jones Memoirs (1951) 47 The first floor..was preengaged by the Count..but he [sc. the landlord] had Excellent Appartments on the second.

1866 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. I. viii. 203 Professor Goodsir proposes..to substitute..the term ‘sclerotome’, &c.: but this form of compound has been pre-engaged, for their special cutting instruments, by the sclerotomists, neurotomists, lithotomists.

1895 Catholic World May 250 Our fine opera house had been pre-engaged by theatrical troupes.

1910 Washington Post 3 Oct. 1/4 She decided to start for home on the Deutschland, having preengaged a cabin before her departure.

1994 Lloyd's List (Nexis) 3 Nov. 7 We have found many facility owners are reluctant to pre-engage the services of an oil spill recovery company.

†3. transitive. To occupy beforehand; to preoccupy. Usually in passive. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > beforehand

pre-engage1655

1655 F. Osborne Advice to Son v. §30. 137 Do not preengage Hope or Feare by a tedious expectation.

1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling vi. 108 All their time is so pre-ingaged and fore stalled, that their most important interest is left forlorn.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶5 Will..tells us, that he always found them Præ-engaged.

†4. transitive. To engage in combat with beforehand. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 46 If the French Captain had not pre-engag'd me.

5. transitive (in passive). To be informally committed to getting engaged to be married.

ΚΠ

1963 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 11 Jan. 9/1 Roxanne wants to be ‘pre-engaged’ to him before he ships out. She says this is..just an understanding that they will wait for each other.

1989 Boston Globe (Nexis) 8 Jan. 57 I'm almost 14, and my girlfriend is 16 1/2. She wants us to get pre-engaged.

2002 Contra Costa (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 8 May d1 Perhaps 5 percent to 10 percent are students who are ‘pre-engaged’, Gannon says, wondering whether their relationship has the potential for a longer commitment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	pre-engage
释义	pre-engagev. Brit. /ˌpriːᵻnˈɡeɪdʒ/, /ˌpriːɛnˈɡeɪdʒ/, /ˌpriːᵻŋˈɡeɪdʒ/, /ˌpriːɛŋˈɡeɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˌpriᵻnˈɡeɪdʒ/ Forms: 1600s–1700s prae-engage, 1600s–1700s pre-ingage, 1600s– pre-engage, 1800s pre-ëngage. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, engage v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + engage v. Compare pre-engagement n. 1. a. transitive. To put under an obligation or commitment beforehand; to bind in advance by a pledge or promise. In later use esp.: to secure the services of. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > bind (a person) morally or legally [verb (transitive)] > in advance pre-engage1638 preoblige1644 pregage1655 1638 J. Shirley Royall Master iv I came..not to be made..the mirth Of any Lady, who shall preingage Her heart to anothers bosome, and then sneake Off like a tame despised property. 1649 C. Walker Anarchia Anglicana ii. 80 Things may be legally carried..by competent Judges not preingaged. 1678 V. Alsop Melius Inquirendum ii. vii. 188 He may restrain the Liberty it self, where God has not præengaged us to restrain it. 1716 A. Pope Corr. Nov. (1956) I. 372 If Mr. Tonson went, he was preingaged to attend him. 1785 G. A. Bellamy Apol. Life I. 117 She pressed me to stay dinner, but..I informed her that I was pre-engaged. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. (1882) 286 She is compelled by the silent entreaties of a father..to give her hand, with a heart thus irrecoverably pre-engaged, to Lord Aldobrand. 1876 H. James in Atlantic Monthly Dec. 693/1 Her finding Deronda preëngaged to go to the East and stir up the race-feeling of the Jews strikes one as a wonderfully happy invention. 1907 Times 20 June 4/6 All the best guides are pre-engaged, but a deferred holiday or an early letter will often catch one or other of the great half-dozen. 1984 ELH 51 457 He had pre-engaged his faith to both his king and his friend Eugenio. 2000 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 11 Sept. Peard was promised race rides, only to miss out on Saturday because Don Martin had pre-engaged Lance O'Sullivan. b. transitive. To pledge oneself to do something; to guarantee beforehand that. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > promise, vow, or pledge [verb (intransitive)] > enter into or pledge oneself covenantc1440 bind1488 undertake1572 engage1604 pre-engage1652 subscribe1680 1652 Perfect Diurnall No. 146. 2189 Those in the West (having preingaged to live peaceably, and pay Assessments[)], did most perfidiously..surprise our two Garrisons. 1657 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job & Psalms 826 Wherein he promiseth and pre-ingageth, that whenever hee came to the Kingdome, he will be a singular example. 1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 84 I wil præengage that the Cloze shal com off sweetly. 1881 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (2000) 261 He had pre-engaged to take well of me,—like an elder brother, if I would be frank with him. 1905 A. T. Mahan Influence Sea Power I. Pref. 8 Still less may they rightfully pre-engage so to do. c. transitive. In passive. To be previously or already engaged to be married. Also reflexive in same sense. Cf. sense 5. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > betroth [verb (transitive)] > previously pre-contract1576 pre-engage1673 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling ii. i. §5 That they were pre-engag'd to a better amour, espous'd to the spiritual bridegroom. 1689 R. Davies Jrnl. 18 May (1857) 16 I dreamed..that I solicited to have the Bishop of Ely's daughter.., and that he brought me for answer that she was preengaged. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvii. viii. 146 If she had pre-engaged herself to any Gentleman. View more context for this quotation 1823 J. Lingard Hist. Eng. VI. 392 The princess was required to swear that she was not pre-engaged to any other person. 1899 Times 2 Sept. 13/3 She..gives the unfortunate young clergyman..the coup de grace... Perhaps he could hardly help himself, but considering he was pre-engaged, Satan might have been worse employed. 1995 R. Ballaster in J. Austen Sense & Sensibility (new ed.) p. viii She [sc. Marianne] is..the first sister to discover that her lover is pre-engaged. 2. †a. transitive. To win over or impress favourably beforehand; to prepossess. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > bias, prejudice > judge with prejudice [verb (transitive)] > cause prejudice in prevent1551 forestall?1571 bias1581 preoccupate1582 prejudicate1602 prejudice1610 pre-engage1646 prepossess1647 preoccupya1658 tamper1687 1646 J. Gregory Notes & Observ. xiii. 57 Had not Pliny preengag'd us to the sense of operation. 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 44 They had the effect of an artful preface, and had pre-engaged all readers in his favour. 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice ii. ii. 153 Something done to preengage the feeling, or raise a favoring prejudice in it. b. transitive. To secure for oneself or take possession of beforehand; to reserve in advance. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > obtain or acquire [verb (transitive)] > beforehand pre-engage1649 pre-empt1855 1649 Kingdomes Weekly Intelligencer No. 307 1321 It was ordered that three thousand one hundred fifty five pounds fifteen shillings and ten pence.., as is pre-ingaged to other uses, shall be dedischarged from any ingagement to the said Forces. 1689 Match iii, in Third Coll. Poems 29/1 Let trusty Monsieur preingage your ready Votes. 1712 E. Cooke Voy. S. Sea 134 This being a Breach of Trust to preingage his Vote. 1798 T. Jones Memoirs (1951) 47 The first floor..was preengaged by the Count..but he [sc. the landlord] had Excellent Appartments on the second. 1866 R. Owen On Anat. Vertebr. I. viii. 203 Professor Goodsir proposes..to substitute..the term ‘sclerotome’, &c.: but this form of compound has been pre-engaged, for their special cutting instruments, by the sclerotomists, neurotomists, lithotomists. 1895 Catholic World May 250 Our fine opera house had been pre-engaged by theatrical troupes. 1910 Washington Post 3 Oct. 1/4 She decided to start for home on the Deutschland, having preengaged a cabin before her departure. 1994 Lloyd's List (Nexis) 3 Nov. 7 We have found many facility owners are reluctant to pre-engage the services of an oil spill recovery company. †3. transitive. To occupy beforehand; to preoccupy. Usually in passive. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > occupy or engage (a person) [verb (transitive)] > beforehand pre-engage1655 1655 F. Osborne Advice to Son v. §30. 137 Do not preengage Hope or Feare by a tedious expectation. 1660 R. Allestree Gentlemans Calling vi. 108 All their time is so pre-ingaged and fore stalled, that their most important interest is left forlorn. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 311. ¶5 Will..tells us, that he always found them Præ-engaged. †4. transitive. To engage in combat with beforehand. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World ii. 46 If the French Captain had not pre-engag'd me. 5. transitive (in passive). To be informally committed to getting engaged to be married. ΚΠ 1963 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 11 Jan. 9/1 Roxanne wants to be ‘pre-engaged’ to him before he ships out. She says this is..just an understanding that they will wait for each other. 1989 Boston Globe (Nexis) 8 Jan. 57 I'm almost 14, and my girlfriend is 16 1/2. She wants us to get pre-engaged. 2002 Contra Costa (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 8 May d1 Perhaps 5 percent to 10 percent are students who are ‘pre-engaged’, Gannon says, wondering whether their relationship has the potential for a longer commitment. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1638
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