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prewire

pre·wire [ pree wr ] (past and past participle pre·wired, present participle pre·wir·ing, 3rd person present singular pre·wires)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. construction wire a building in advance: to provide a building under construction with temporary electrical wiring

2. zoology provide something with natural ability: to form something inborn and complex such as an animal's nervous system so that it will be able to do something automatically ( usually passive )

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