prepense

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prepense

/pɹɪˈpɛns/

Rhymes with -ɛns

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Back-formation from prepensed, probably from Anglo-Norman prepenser.

adjective

Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived, premeditated.

verb prepenses · prepensing · prepensed

obsolete, transitive To weigh or consider beforehand; to intend. All these thinges prepensed and gathered together seriously
obsolete To deliberate beforehand.

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@misc{prepense_2026,
  title = {prepense},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/prepense},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}