preconform
English
Etymology
pre- + conform
Verb
preconform (third-person singular simple present preconforms, present participle preconforming, simple past and past participle preconformed)
- To conform by way of anticipation.
- 1847, Thomas De Quincey, "Notes on Walter Savage Landor", in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
- such passions as could not have existed under Paganism, in some respects they condescend and preconform to the stage
- 1847, Thomas De Quincey, "Notes on Walter Savage Landor", in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine
Related terms
- preconformity
References
preconform in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913