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View synonyms for preexist

preexist

or pre-ex·ist

[ pree-ig-zist ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to exist beforehand.
  2. to exist in a previous state.

verb (used with object)

  1. to exist prior to (something or someone else); precede:

    primitive artifacts that preexisted sophisticated tools.

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Other Words From

  • preex·istence noun
  • preex·istent adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of preexist1

First recorded in 1590–1600; pre- + exist

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Example Sentences

But the thought is always prior to the fact; all the facts of history preexist in the mind as laws.

As Burke remarked, the timor at least must be presumed to preexist, and must be accounted for, if not the gods.

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