Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To add or attach as a supplement to something at the beginning.

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  • verb rare (transitive) To premeditate; to weigh up mentally.
  • verb computing, linguistics, transitive To attach (an expression, phrase, etc.) to another, as a prefix.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[pre– + -pend (as in append).]

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From pre- + Latin pendere ‘weigh’.

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

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