preestablish
Arrange in advance
To preestablish is to establish something beforehand—to set up arrangements, conditions, or agreements in advance of when they'll be needed.
The treaty preestablished boundaries that would take effect after the war.
Preestablished criteria made the selection process straightforward.
The word emphasizes prior planning or divine foreordination, as in philosophical discussions of preestablished harmony.
Decide before the fact
- preordainDecide fate beforehand
- foreordainFix fate in advance
- presetConfigured before use
- preconfigureSet up beforehand
prearrange · preplan · predefine · predesignate · precommit · preschedule · preassign · preappoint
Assume beforehand as true
- assumeAccept as true
- presumeAccept without verification
- preconceiveForm opinion prematurely
- prejudgeAssess before having facts
anticipate · foresee · predict · project · envision · forecast · predicate · premise
Foundational preparation for something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
infrastructure · footing · base · substructure · platform · scaffolding · blueprint · protocol
predetermine
Decide before the fact
- preordainDecide fate beforehand
- foreordainFix fate in advance
- presetConfigured before use
preconfigure · prearrange · preplan · predefine · predesignate · precommit · preschedule · preassign · preappoint · prefigure
presuppose
Assume beforehand as true
- assumeAccept as true
- presumeAccept without verification
- preconceiveForm opinion prematurely
prejudge · anticipate · foresee · predict · project · envision · forecast · predicate · premise · postulate
groundwork
Foundational preparation for something
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- cornerstoneFoundational building block
underpinning · infrastructure · footing · base · substructure · platform · scaffolding · blueprint · protocol · standard
preestablishimprovise
Perform without preparation
ad-lib · wing it · extemporize · play it by ear · react