preheat

[ pree-heet ]

verb (used with object)
  1. to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process: to preheat an oven before baking a cake.

Origin of preheat

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; pre- + heat

Other words from preheat

  • pre·heat·er, noun

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How to use preheat in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for preheat

preheat

/ (priːˈhiːt) /


verb(tr)
  1. to heat (an oven, grill, pan, etc) beforehand

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