▪ I. † preˈjudicate, ppl. a. Obs.
[ad. L. præjūdicāt-us, pa. pple. of præjūdicāre: see next.]
1. Judged, settled, or decided beforehand. (Const. as pa. pple.) rare.
| 1570 Foxe A. & M. (ed. 2) 1640/1 Neither were ignoraunt of the purpose of the aduersaries, and how y⊇ cause was preiudicate before. 1676–7 Marvell Corr. Wks. (Grosart) II. 507 The question..should be prejudicate and decided by making this the first or second reading. |
2. Formed (as an opinion) prior to knowledge or examination of the case; preconceived.
| 1583 Stubbes Anat. Abus. ii. (1882) 114 A reprobate sence, and preiudicate opinion. 1677 Gilpin Demonol. (1867) 152 So many prejudicate prepossessions that do secretly taint the mind. 1725 Watts Logic ii. iv. §1 Casting away all our former prejudicate opinions and sentiments. [1883 Q. Rev. Jan. 166 His treatment of civil transactions is more frequently marred by his (in Baconian phrase) prejudicate opinions.] |
3. Affected by a preconceived opinion; prejudiced, prepossessed, biased.
| 1579 J. Field tr. Calvin's Serm. Ded. A iij, If men will come with preiudicate minds. 1599 Bp. Hall Sat. vi. i. 122, I would repent me were it not too late, Were not the angry world prejudicate. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. 27 Their reasons enforce beliefe even from prejudicate Readers. 1716 Wodrow Corr. (1843) II. 131 They are strangely prejudicate against the servants of Christ in this corner. |
▪ II. † preˈjudicate, v. Obs.
[f. ppl. stem of L. præjūdicāre to judge before, give a preliminary judgement, to prejudice, injure, f. præ, pre- A. 1 + jūdicāre to judge.]
1. trans. To affect prejudicially: = prejudice v. 1.
| 1553 S. Cabot Ordinances in Hakluyt Voy. (1589) 261 No particular person to hinder or preiudicate the common stocke of the companie, in sale or preferment of his owne proper wares. 1594 Parsons Confer. Success. ii. vii. 143 By this it is euident, that the fault of the father may preiudicate the sonnes. 1670 H. Stubbe Plus Ultra 41 He added, that our senses..did prejudicate rather then qualifie us for these speculations. |
b. intr. To act prejudicially, to do prejudice.
| 1565 Harding Confut. iv. viii. 190 S. Gregory might call Mauritius his lord, either of courtesie, or of custome:..Neither did S. Gregorie by that title of honour preiudicate vnto him selfe in any spirituall iurisdiction. |
2. trans. To judge beforehand; to form an opinion of (anything) previously, usually hastily or rashly; to condemn in advance: = prejudge 1.
| [1570: see prec. 1.] a 1586 Sidney Arcadia iv. (1629) 421 To preiudicate his determination, is but a doubt of goodnesse in him, who is nothing but goodnesse. 1600 W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 342 The epistle..[the Jesuits] haue rashly preiudicated to smell of an hereticall spirite. 1603 H. Crosse Vertues Commw. (1878) 8 A prudent man, is so cautelous and vigillant..in prejudicating perills to come. 1660 Gauden God's Gt. Demonstr. 39 When the mists of any passions arise, either prejudicating the person for the cause, or the cause for the person. a 1734 North Exam. iii. vii. §29 (1740) 524 If that Vote had not prejudicated the Matter. |
b. intr. or absol. To form a judgement prematurely.
| c 1626 Dick of Devon i. iii. in Bullen O. Pl. II. 17, I did preiudicate Too rashly of the English. 1760–72 H. Brooke Fool of Qual. (1809) I. 137 You were not placed here to prejudicate in any matter. |
3. trans. To presage. rare. (Cf. judicial astrology, and prejudice n. 2 b.)
| 1595 Locrine v. iv, Behold, the circuit of the azure sky..Prejudicating Locrine's overthrow. |
4. To influence or affect (persons or their opinions) beforehand; to bias: = prejudice v. 3.
| 1600 W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 237 That the outward apparance..may forestall, carrie away and preiudicate mens conceits. 1654 Warren Unbelievers 37 You are prejudicated against him. 1698 Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 129 Strange Vertigoes prejudicate Fancy. |
Hence † preˈjudicated ppl. a., prejudiced, prepossessed; † preˈjudicating vbl. n. and ppl. a., prejudging, prejudicing.
| 1581 Sidney Apol. Poetry (Arb.) 47 A minde not preiudiced with a preiudicating humor. a 1586 ― Arcadia (1622) 461 Although this were a great preiudicating of Pyrocles case, yet was he exceedingly ioyous of it, being assured of his Ladies life. 1653 Gauden Hierasp. 92 Effects, either of secular polity, or prejudicating and preposterous zeal. 1661 Feltham Resolves, etc., Disc. Eccl. ii. 11 (1677) 346 A prejudicated Judg, that sentences Delinquents, when yet he has not heard the cause. 1670 H. Scougal Wks. (1765) 306 This providence to my prejudicated fancy can appear nothing less than the rod of an offended deity. |