prae-formo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.,
to form or fashion beforehand , to instruct beforehand , to prepare , etc. (post-Aug.): his praeformat dictis, Sil. 7, 385; Tert. Apol. 1 fin. : velut praeformata materia, Quint. 2, 6, 5: praeformatae infantibus litterae, traced beforehand , id. 5, 14, 31.