Preform

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preform \Pre*form"\, v. t. [L. praeformare. See {Pre-}, and
     {Form}.]
     To form beforehand, or for special ends. "Their natures and
     preformed faculties. " --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  preform
       v 1: form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
       2: form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of
          beforehand