prewarn
verb
pre·warn
ˌprē-ˈwȯrn 
variants
or pre-warn
prewarned or pre-warned; prewarning or pre-warning
: to warn (someone) beforehand : forewarn
… in 1951, the network began to unravel, and two of its members, Donald Maclean and Guy Burgess, prewarned by fellow conspirators, jumped the night ferry to St.-Malo …—
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“Prewarn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prewarn. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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