foretest

Etymology

From fore- + test.

foretest means A test conducted or given beforehand; a preliminary test conducted before the inception of an experiment or evaluation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A test conducted or given beforehand; a preliminary test conducted before the inception of an experiment or evaluation.“This procedure provided a foretest, inspection period, and aftertest, and each 5 underwent one such trial series.”

verb

To test beforehand or in advance.“The instrument used in this study would be helpful to foretest advisees and hence would facilitate advisor's work in the direction of detecting maladjustments.”
To give evidence for beforehand or in advance.“This indicates that probably Muslims foretested a greater importance in the diplomatic corps than the modern western states.”