preprepare

English

Alternative forms

• pre-prepare

Etymology

From pre- +‎ prepare.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹiːpɹɪˈpɛə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɹipɹɪˈpɛɹ/
• Hyphenation: pre‧pre‧pare

Verb

preprepare (third-person singular simple present preprepares, present participle prepreparing, simple past and past participle preprepared)

1. To prepare in advance.
   • 2007, Sarah Murray, Moveable Feasts, page 98:

     In the UK, too, consumers happily tuck in to 400,000 tons of preprepared meals a year.

   • 2008, Andrew H. Feinstein, John M. Stefanelli, Purchasing: Selection and Procurement for the Hospitality Industry, page 516:

     Operators should try to avoid the temptation of prepreparing the snapper and then storing the portions in a freezer.

   • 2008, Svein Jenshus, 50 Years as a U.S. Immigrant, page 204:

     It sounds like it'd take forever to make one of these delicacies, but by using slack times to preprepare the chocolate parts and the birds, the actual construction of the tortes didn't really take that much time at all.

   • 2012, Alan S. Bellack, Michel Hersen, Handbook of Clinical Behavior Therapy with Adults, page 245:

     Frequently, clients not only preplan but also preprepare snacks in specified amounts to decrease the probability of eating more than was planned.