prejudicate

• præjudicate (archaic)

Borrowed from Latin praeiūdicātus, past participle of praeiūdicō (“pre-judge”). Doublet of prejudge.

Adjective

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈdʒuːdɪkət/

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Verb

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹiːˈdʒuːdɪkeɪt/

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prejudicate (comparative more prejudicate, superlative most prejudicate)

1. (obsolete) Prejudiced, biased.
   • 1650, Thomas Browne, chapter I, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: , 2nd edition, London: A Miller, for Edw Dod and Nath Ekins, , →OCLC, 1st book, page 7:

     their works will be embraced by most that understand them, and their reasons enforce belief even from prejudicate Readers.

2. Preconceived (of an opinion, idea etc.); formed before the event.
   • 1651–1653, Jer Taylor, ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ . A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. , 2nd edition, London: Richard Royston , published 1655, →OCLC:

     ignorances and prejudicate opinions

prejudicate (third-person singular simple present prejudicates, present participle prejudicating, simple past and past participle prejudicated)

1. (transitive, intransitive, now rare) To determine beforehand, especially rashly; to prejudge.
   • c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     the Florentine will moue vs
     For speedie ayde: wherein our deerest friend
     Preiudicates the businesse, and would seeme
     To haue vs make deniall.