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pre⋅heat

  [pree-heet]
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–verb (used with object)
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process: to preheat an oven before baking a cake.
Origin:
1895–1900; pre- + heat

Related forms:
pre⋅heat⋅er, noun
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pre·heat   (prē-hēt')   
tr.v.   pre·heat·ed, pre·heat·ing, pre·heats
To heat (an oven, for example) beforehand.
pre·heat'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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