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View synonyms for prejudge

prejudge

[ pree-juhj ]

verb (used with object)

prejudged, prejudging.
  1. to judge beforehand.
  2. to pass judgment on prematurely or without sufficient reflection or investigation.


prejudge

/ priːˈdʒʌdʒ /

verb

  1. tr to judge beforehand, esp without sufficient evidence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • preˈjudgment, noun
  • preˈjudger, noun
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Other Words From

  • pre·judger noun
  • pre·judgment especially British, pre·judgement noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prejudge1

1555–65; < French préjuger < Latin praejūdicāre. See pre-, judge
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Example Sentences

The government cannot prejudge the results of a formal planning application for a specific runway scheme, and the BBC understands there will be no public money for the project announced on Wednesday.

From BBC

"Force ourselves to reach out and find out why someone feels the way they do and make the choices they make without prejudging them a monster."

From Salon

I don't want to sound like I'm prejudging these birds, but they're not like peacocks where it is easy to tell them apart on sight.

From Salon

“It makes no sense whatsoever to prejudge the election outcome. And that is a misinformed view of what is happening on the ground in North Carolina, bless his heart,” McHenry said.

From Salon

He told the BBC's Today programme that keeping the yards together was "sensible from an operating perspective" but he can’t prejudge what bidders will want.

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