English Words: P

To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)

The preying of one animal on others.

Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food.

Of, or relating to a predator.

The period immediately preceding dawn.

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.

Having been defined or established previously.

The doctrine that everything has been foreordained by God or by fate.

Determined in advance.

A definite class, state or condition.

The part of the sentence (or clause) which states a property that a subject has or is characterized by.

simple past and past participle of predicate

plural of predicate

To make a prediction: to forecast, foretell, or estimate a future event on the basis of knowledge and reasoning; to prophesy a future event on the basis of mystical knowledge or power.

The characteristic of being predictable.

Able to be predicted.

In a manner that can be expected or anticipated.

simple past and past participle of predict

A prediction.

A statement of what will happen in the future.

Useful in predicting.

Something that anticipates, predicts, or foretells.

A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

plural of predilection

To make someone susceptible to something (such as a disease).

Inclined.

The state of being predisposed or susceptible to something, especially to a behavior or a health condition.

A synthetic glucocorticoid C₂₁H₂₈O₅ that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisol and is used especially as an anti-inflammatory drug.

A glucocorticoid C₂₁H₂₆O₅ that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisone, used to relieve rheumatic and allergic conditions and to treat leukemia.

The condition or state of being predominant; ascendancy, domination, preeminence, preponderance.

Common or widespread; prevalent.

In a predominant manner. Most commonly or frequently by a large margin.

To dominate, have control, or succeed by superior numbers or size.

In a predominate manner; predominantly.

to heed, to take notice of or pay attention to

A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.

A baby that has been born prematurely.

The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant.

Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important.

To appropriate first.

An act or process that preempts; a preventive or forestalling action; as:

Of or relating to preemption.

In a preemptive manner.

A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.

A grooming or posturing.

A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.

Prefabricated.

manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site

A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.

An official of Ancient Rome who controlled or superintended a particular command, charge, department, etc.