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prelect

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

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  • /pɹɪˈlɛkt/
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verb

Meaning 1

To speak publicly; to lecture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, intransitive

Examples

  • a. 1806, Samuel Horsley, sermon To prelect upon the military art.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegō.