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preheat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
preheat
(verb)
preheat
/ˌpriː
ˈ
hiːt/
verb
preheats
;
preheated
;
preheating
preheat
/ˌpriː
ˈ
hiːt/
verb
preheats
;
preheated
;
preheating
Britannica Dictionary definition of PREHEAT
[
+ object
]
:
to heat (an oven) to a particular temperature before putting food to be cooked inside
Preheat
the oven to 375 degrees before you put the roast in.
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