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precognosce

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To examine (e.g. witnesses or evidence) beforehand.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland, transitive

Topics: law

Examples

  • 1858-1880, David Masson, Life of Milton in Connexion with the History of His Own Time a committee of nine precognoscing the chances

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin praecognoscere (“to foreknow”).