prestate

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From pre- +‎ state.

Adjective

prestate (not comparable)

1. Prior to status as a state.
2. More primitive than a state.

Noun

prestate (plural prestates)

1. (computer science) The state that exists before an operation.

Etymology 2

From Latin praestatus, from Latin praestō (“I provide, show, vouch for”). Compare also prest, imprest, prestation, prestable.

Verb

prestate (third-person singular simple present prestates, present participle prestating, simple past and past participle prestated)

1. (transitive, law, otherwise archaic) To assume responsibility for, undertake.
2. (transitive, law, otherwise archaic) To indemnify, guarantee, secure (against loss or legal liability).
3. (transitive, law, otherwise archaic) To vouch for, support.

References

• “prestate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “prestate, v.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Tarpetes, pretaste, rapettes, tapester

Interlingua

Participle

prestate

1. past participle of prestar

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

prestate

1. inflection of prestare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

prestate f pl

1. feminine plural of prestato

Anagrams

• asprette, pretesta, spettare, spetterà, spretate, sterpate

Spanish

Verb

prestate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of prestar combined with te