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Definition of preheat verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

preheat

verb

NAmE//ˌpriˈhit//

preheat somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they preheat

he / she / it preheats

past simple preheated

-ing form preheating

to heat an oven to a particular temperature before you put food in it to cook

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