predraft

English

Alternative forms

pre-draft

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i?

Proto-Italic *prai

Proto-Italic *prai-

Latin prae-lbor.

Middle English pre-

English pre-

English draft

English predraft

From pre- + draft.

Adjective

predraft (not comparable)

(chiefly sports) Occurring before or in preparation for a draft.
- 2007 April 25, Lee Jenkins, “For N.F.L. Draft, the Biggest (XXXXXXL) Sleeper”, in New York Times‎^[1]:
  Magid, who represents several professional football players, lobbied for Thomas to be included in a predraft all-star game called Texas vs. The Nation.

Verb

predraft (third-person singular simple present predrafts, present participle predrafting, simple past and past participle predrafted)

(textiles) To pull fibers slightly out of the top or roving prior to spinning.
- 2014, W. J. Johnson, Yarn Works: How to Spin, Dye, and Knit Your Own Yarn, page 32:
  Most cotton is sold as top, requiring only predrafting prior to spinning.
To prepare to write the draft of a document, by means of research, discussion, etc.
- 2015, I. William Zartman, Arab Spring: Negotiating in the Shadow of the Intifadat, page 356:
  […] when predrafting the Berlin foreign minister's statement […]