Prearrange

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To make plans or organize something before the usual or expected time
2. To set up or schedule events or details ahead of time
3. To prepare or agree on arrangements prior to when they are needed

Etymology: Prearrange is a plain compound: the Latin-derived prefix "pre-", meaning "before", attached to "arrange". Its interest lies in the base word, which took a winding route into English. Arrange descends from Old French "arangier", itself built on "rengier", a word for putting things into rows, and that goes back through Vulgar Latin "rencus" to a Germanic root meaning "rank" or "row". So the core idea is a line of soldiers or objects set in order. The Old French forms were borrowed into Middle English as "arengen", and the modern spelling "arrange" followed in English. The prefix "pre-" comes into English directly from Latin "prae", so the compound combines a Germanic-rooted verb of ordering with a Latin prefix of time.

Synonyms: organize, arrange, sort, set up, prepare

Antonyms: disorganize, scatter, disarrange, mess up, leave