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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. form into a shape resembling the final, desired one;

2. form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Preform \Pre*form"\, v. t. [L. praeformare. See Pre-, and
   Form.]
   To form beforehand, or for special ends. "Their natures and
   preformed faculties. " --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preform
    v 1: form into a shape resembling the final, desired one
    2: form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand