preengage
verb/ˌpriː.ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology From pre- + engage.
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To engage previously.
- A deed of gift is when I do freely befow ſomewhat upon another without preengaging so to do1676, Abraham Clifford, Methodus Evangelica:
- But he was preengaged by former ties.1700, [John] Dryden, “Cymon and Iphigenia, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
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- Because the gear pinion of the preengaged motor is both drawn into the ring gear and is spinning at the moment of engagement, over time both the flywheel ring gear and the starter gear pinion wear.2017, Daniel Stapleton, The MG Midget & Austin-Healey Sprite:
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