prejudicate meaning (obsolete): definition

prejudicate

adj

UK /pɹiːˈdʒuːdɪkət/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin praeiūdicātus, past participle of praeiūdicō (“pre-judge”). Doublet of prejudge.

Obsolete Prejudiced, biased.

their works will be embraced by most that understand them, and their reasons enforce belief even from prejudicate Readers.1650, Thomas Browne, chapter I, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC, 1st book, page 7:

Preconceived (of an opinion, idea etc.); formed before the event.

ignorances and prejudicate opinions1651–1653, Jer[emy] Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1655, →OCLC:

verb

UK /pɹiːˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/

Etymology Borrowed from Latin praeiūdicātus, past participle of praeiūdicō (“pre-judge”). Doublet of prejudge.

Ambitransitive, Archaic To determine beforehand, especially rashly; to prejudge.

the Florentine will moue vs For speedie ayde: wherein our deerest friend Preiudicates the businesse, and would seeme To haue vs make deniall.c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

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