preform Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
  2. verb form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand

WordNet

Pre*form" transitive verb
Etymology
L. praeformare. See Pre-, and Form.
Definitions
  1. To form beforehand, or for special ends. "Their natures and preformed faculties. " Shak.

Webster 1913