Prelect
//pɹɪˈlɛkt// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To speak publicly; to lecture. archaic, intransitive
"Spitting, if the reader will pardon the mention of so gross a fact, was shown to be a very difficult part, and publicly prelected upon about the same time, in the same great capital."
Example
More examples"Spitting, if the reader will pardon the mention of so gross a fact, was shown to be a very difficult part, and publicly prelected upon about the same time, in the same great capital."
Etymology
From Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegō.
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