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Prelect — Pre*lect , v. i. To discourse publicly; to lecture. [1913 Webster] Spitting . . . was publicly prelected upon. De. Quincey. [1913 Webster] To prelect upon the military art. Bp. Horsley. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prelect — Pre*lect , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to read before. See {Pre }, and {Lection}.] To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prelect — [prē lekt′, pri lekt′] vi. [< L praelectus, pp. of praelegere, to read before, lecture: see PRE & LECTURE] to lecture in public prelection n. prelector n … English World dictionary
prelect — intransitive verb Etymology: Latin praelectus, past participle of praelegere, from prae + legere to read more at legend Date: 1785 to discourse publicly ; lecture • prelection noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
prelect — prelection /pri lek sheuhn/, n. prelector, n. /pri lekt /, v.i. to lecture or discourse publicly. Also, praelect. [1610 20; < L praelectus, ptp. of praelegere to lecture, equiv. to prae PRE + legere to read aloud; see LECTION] * * * … Universalium
prelect — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To talk to an audience formally: address, lecture, speak. Archaic: bespeak. See WORDS … English dictionary for students
prelect — v. n. Lecture, discourse, read, deliver lectures … New dictionary of synonyms
prelect — pre·lect … English syllables
prelect — pre•lect [[t]prɪˈlɛkt[/t]] v. i. cvb to lecture • Etymology: 1610–20; < L praelectus, ptp. of praelegere to read aloud =prae pre +legere to read pre•lec′tion ˈlɛk ʃən n. pre•lec′tor, n … From formal English to slang
prelect — v.i. deliver lecture. ♦ prelection, n. lecture. ♦ prelector, n. lecturer … Dictionary of difficult words
