predispose
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～ make susceptible; "This illness predisposes you to gain weight"
predominate
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～ appear very large or occupy a commanding position; "The huge sculpture predominates over the fountain"; "Large shadows loomed on the canyon wall"
predominate
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～ be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
preempt
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～ gain possession of by prior right or opportunity, especially so as to obtain the right to buy (land)
preempt
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～ acquire for oneself before others can do so
preempt
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～ make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge
preempt
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～ take the place of or have precedence over; "live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour"; "discussion of the emergency situation will preempt the lecture by the professor"
preen
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～ pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
preen
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～ clean with one's bill; "The birds preened"
preen
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～ dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera"
preexist
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～ exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time; "Did this condition pre-exist?"
prefabricate
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～ to manufacture sections of (a building), especially in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site of buildings
prefabricate
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～ produce synthetically, artificially, or stereotypically and unoriginally
preface
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～ furnish with a preface or introduction; "She always precedes her lectures with a joke"; "He prefaced his lecture with a critical remark about the institution"
prefer
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～ promote over another; "he favors his second daughter"
prefer
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～ like better; value more highly; "Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"; "We prefer sleeping outside"
prefer
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～ select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
prefer
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～ give preference to one creditor over another
prefigure
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～ imagine or consider beforehand; "It wasn't as bad as I had prefigured"
prefigure
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～ indicate, as with a sign or an omen; "These signs bode bad news"