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prefugible

/priːˈfjuːdʒɪbəl/

To take preemptive action to escape an impending negative situation or to avoid a foreseeable conflict. It implies a strategic retreat or evasion performed before the threat has fully materialized.

例文

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1

I decided to prefugible the traffic by leaving the party an hour earlier than everyone else.

I decided to avoid the traffic by leaving the party an hour earlier than everyone else.

2

The administration sought to prefugible the legal challenges by amending the policy before its implementation.

The administration sought to preemptively avoid the legal challenges by amending the policy before its implementation.

3

You can't just prefugible every hard conversation by turning off your phone.

You can't just dodge every hard conversation by turning off your phone.

語族

名詞
prefugibility
Verb
prefugible
副詞
prefugibly
形容詞
prefugible
関連
prefuge
💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of the prefix PRE- (before) and the root FUG (like fugitive or flee). To prefugible is to 'pre-flee' or flee before the trouble starts.

クイックテスト

The diplomat hoped to _______ the diplomatic breakdown by initiating talks a month before the treaty expired.

正解!

正解は: prefugible

例文

1

I decided to prefugible the traffic by leaving the party an hour earlier than everyone else.

everyday

I decided to avoid the traffic by leaving the party an hour earlier than everyone else.

2

The administration sought to prefugible the legal challenges by amending the policy before its implementation.

formal

The administration sought to preemptively avoid the legal challenges by amending the policy before its implementation.

3

You can't just prefugible every hard conversation by turning off your phone.

informal

You can't just dodge every hard conversation by turning off your phone.

4

Historical accounts suggest the tribe would prefugible the coastal areas during the monsoon season to prevent casualties.

academic

Historical accounts suggest the tribe would preemptively flee the coastal areas during the monsoon season to prevent casualties.

5

The CEO attempted to prefugible the hostile takeover by buying back a significant portion of the company's shares.

business

The CEO attempted to forestall the hostile takeover by buying back a significant portion of the company's shares.

語族

名詞
prefugibility
Verb
prefugible
副詞
prefugibly
形容詞
prefugible
関連
prefuge

よく使う組み合わせ

prefugible a crisis to preemptively avoid a crisis
prefugible conflict to avoid conflict in advance
prefugible responsibility to dodge responsibility before it is assigned
prefugible the outcome to escape a specific outcome beforehand
prefugible legal action to forestall legal action

よく使うフレーズ

to prefugible the inevitable

to try and escape what is bound to happen anyway

prefugible through silence

avoiding a situation by remaining quiet

seek to prefugible

to attempt an early escape or avoidance

よく混同される語

prefugible vs fungible

Fungible refers to things that are interchangeable (like oil or gold), whereas prefugible refers to preemptive escape.

prefugible vs refuge

Refuge is a place of safety or the act of seeking shelter, while prefugible is the verb for fleeing before a threat arrives.

📝

使い方のコツ

This is a highly formal and rare term, often appearing in specialized legal, philosophical, or high-level academic texts to describe strategic avoidance. In most contexts, 'preempt' or 'forestall' is more common.

⚠️

よくある間違い

Learners often mistake the '-ible' ending for an adjective suffix; however, in this specific technical context, it functions as the verb stem. They may also confuse it with the economic term 'fungible'.

💡

覚え方のコツ

Think of the prefix PRE- (before) and the root FUG (like fugitive or flee). To prefugible is to 'pre-flee' or flee before the trouble starts.

📖

語源

From the Latin 'praefugere', composed of 'prae' (before) and 'fugere' (to flee).

文法パターン

Regular verb: prefugibles (3rd person), prefugibled (past), prefugibling (present participle) Transitive verb: requires a direct object (e.g., prefugible the disaster)

クイックテスト

The diplomat hoped to _______ the diplomatic breakdown by initiating talks a month before the treaty expired.

正解!

正解は: prefugible

関連単語

to

A1

Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.

and

A1

A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.

a

A1

A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.

that

A1

This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.

I

A1

The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.

for

A1

Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.

not

A1

A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.

with

A1

A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.

he

A1

A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.

you

A1

Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.

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