verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To position (something) ahead of time. (The objects thus positioned are usually supplies, tools, instruments, weapons, or troops.) transitive

   "She pre-positioned the surgical instruments in trays on a numbered rack."

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Example

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"She pre-positioned the surgical instruments in trays on a numbered rack."

Etymology

From pre- + position.

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