Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb preform

2 senses of preform

Sense 1
preform -- (form into a shape resembling the final, desired one)
       => shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")

Sense 2
preform -- (form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand)
       => shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")