1. having been interviewed in advance or before a main event or process

1. past tense and past participle of preinterview; to interview someone in advance of a scheduled event or formal process
Usage: transitive verb

Examples

• The preinterviewed candidates were invited to the final round of selection.
• We preinterviewed all applicants to narrow down the pool before the main hiring event.
• The talk show host preinterviewed the guest to prepare better questions.
• Preinterviewed participants were already familiar with the research protocol.
• The committee preinterviewed five finalists last week.
• All preinterviewed attendees received a confirmation email with additional details.