preexist
Verb
Verb Forms: preexisted, preexisting, preexists
- To exist before something else in time or order.
- exist beforehand or prior to a certain point in time
- To exist before something else.
Examples
- Many Scrabble words preexist their appearance on the board, waiting for the right tiles.
- The new device utilized technologies that preexisted.
Origin / Etymology
From pre- + exist.
Scrabble Score: 17
preexist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpreexist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preexist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
preexist: valid Words With Friends Word