prepend

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɹɪˈpɛnd/
    Rhymes: -ɛnd

Etymology 1

From pre- + (ap)pend, by analogy with append.

Noun

prepend (plural prepends)

  1. Prepention - the act of prepending

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

  1. (computing, linguistics, transitive) To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.
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Etymology 2

From pre- + Latin pendere ‘weigh’.

Verb

prepend (third-person singular simple present prepends, present participle prepending, simple past and past participle prepended)

  1. (rare, transitive) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.

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