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pre- +‎ program

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preprogram (third-person singular simple present preprograms, present participle preprogramming or preprograming, simple past and past participle preprogrammed or preprogramed) (transitive)

  1. To program something in advance.
  2. To predispose to certain thoughts or behaviours.
    hard-wired behavior, or behavior that a dog's genetics have preprogrammed him to do

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