different between prejudge vs prejudicate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French préjuger, itself an adaptation of Latin praeudico, praeiudicare. Doublet of prejudicate.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?d?

Verb

prejudge (third-person singular simple present prejudges, present participle prejudging, simple past and past participle prejudged)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To form a judgment of (something) in advance.

Synonyms

• foredeem

Related terms

• judge
• abjudge
• adjudge

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• præjudicate (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praei?dic?tus, past participle of praei?dic? (“pre-judge”). Doublet of prejudge.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?i??d?u?d?k?t/

Adjective

prejudicate (comparative more prejudicate, superlative most prejudicate)

1. (obsolete) Prejudiced, biased. [16th-19th c.]
   • 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, I.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. [from 16th c.]
   • 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]

     ignorances and prejudicate opinions

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /p?i??d?u?d?ke?t/

Verb

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. [from 16th c.]
   • c. 1605, William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well, First Folio 1623:

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