Home › Words › P › prelocateprelocateprelocate · verb — to locate in advance.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom pre- + locate.verbTo locate in advance.e.g.“Manufactured strain gage rosettes are now being used to prelocate the gages with respect to the proposed hole center.” — 1967, Naval Research Laboratory (U.S.), Annual Report, page 82:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.prearrange 68% match — To arrange in advance. vs prelocate →preplan 67% match — To plan in advance. vs prelocate →preselect 66% match — To select in advance. vs prelocate →prenotify 64% match — To notify in advance. vs prelocate →precompute 64% match — To compute in advance; to precalculate. vs prelocate →preorganize 64% match — To organize in advance. vs prelocate →preacquire 63% match — To acquire in advance. vs prelocate →precalculate 63% match — To calculate in advance. vs prelocate →