单词 | prepoll |
释义 | † prepollv. Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To excel in power or importance; to be prepollent, to preponderate. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > outdoing or surpassing > outdo or surpass [verb (intransitive)] pass?a1425 precel?a1425 superexcelc1429 surmount1447 excela1535 transcend1635 prepoll1657 outgrabe1855 to go one better1856 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Hh2 Borrage..is thought to prepoll [L. pollere] in the same faculties. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2021). > as lemmasprepoll prepoll adj. Brit. /ˈpriːpəʊl/ , U.S. /ˈpriˌpoʊl/ relating or belonging to a time before an election or vote.ΚΠ 1925 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 19 Feb. 1/1 (headline) Bills ask pre-poll expense publicity. 1964 Times 14 May 14/5 He..described the announcement as a pre-poll bribe. 2004 Australian (Nexis) 18 Oct. 5 Staff will turn their attention today to about 1000 postal and prepoll votes still to be counted. < v.1657 as lemmas |
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