preselect

[ pree-si-lekt ]
/ ˌpri sɪˈlɛkt /

verb (used with object)

to select in advance; choose beforehand.

Origin of preselect

First recorded in 1860–65; pre- + select

OTHER WORDS FROM preselect

pre·se·lec·tion, noun

Words nearby preselect

prescriptive grammar, prescriptivism, prescriptivist, prescutum, preseason, preselect, preselector, presell, presence, presence chamber, presence of mind