preterperfect

. [Lat. præteritum per fectum the perfect or complete past.] Gram.: The same as PERFECT (q. v.). and Eng. pluperfect (q... pre-ter-plû-per-fect, a. & s. [Prefix preter, Gram.: The same as PLUPERFECT (q. v.). *pre-ter-věc'-tion, s . [Lat. prætervectio , from prætervectus , pa. par. of præterveho =to carry by or beyond.] The act of carrying past or beyond. *pre-těx', v . t. [Lat. prætexo , from præ =before, and texo to weave.] 1. To cloak, to hide, to conceal, to disguise. "Ambition's pride Too oft pretexed with country's good." T. Edwards: Canons of Criticism. 2. To frame, to devise. 3. To pretend; to declare falsely. "Leste their ra hnes (as the i pretex it) shuld confirme the enimies of the gospell." Joye : Expo sic i on of Danzel pretext ch. xii. pre-těxt, prě-text', s . [Fr. prétexte , from Lat. prætextum a pretext; prop. neut. sing. of prætex tus , pa. par. of prætexo to weave before; Sp. pretexto; Ital. praetesto .] An excuse; an ostensible reason or motive a igned or a umed as a cover or cloak for the real reason or motive. "An honorable pretext was found."- Macaulay : Hist. Eng ., ch. xiv. For the difference between pretext and pretence, see PRETENCE. *pre-tex-ture, subst . [Eng. pretext ; -ure.] A pretext. "Textures of words and pre textures of manners."Adams: Works , ii. 416. pre-thought-ful (ough as â), a. [Pref. pre-, and Eng. thoughtful (q.v.).] Thoughtful beforehand; considerate, prudent. pre-tib-i-al, adj. [Pref. pre-, and Eng. tibial (q. v.).] Anat .: Situated in front of the tibia. *prě ti-os-i-tỹ (tias shi), s. [Lat. pretiositas , from pretium =price, value.] A precious or valuaable thing, as a jewel.