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    prime
    [prʌɪm]
    verb
    primed (past tense) · primed (past participle)
    1. make (something) ready for use or action.
      • prepare (a firearm or explosive device) for firing or detonation:
        "he grabbed a gun from a nearby wall and primed it"
      • cover (a surface) with a primer:
        "prime the new timber before painting the sill"
      • pour or spray liquid into (a pump) before starting in order to seal the moving parts and facilitate its operation:
        "ensure a sufficient head of water is available to prime the pump"
      • inject extra fuel into (the cylinder or carburettor of an internal combustion engine) in order to facilitate starting.
      • (of a steam engine or its boiler) mix water with the steam being passed into the cylinder.
      • biology
        medicine
        induce a susceptibility or proclivity in (an animal, person, or tissue):
        "artificial milk can prime the baby's body for future allergic reactions"
      • biochemistry
        serve as a starting material for (a polymerization process):
        "the oligonucleotide might prime DNA polymerase activity at multiple sites"
    2. prepare (someone) for a situation, typically by supplying them with relevant information:
      "the sentries had been primed to admit him without challenge"
    Origin
    early 16th century (in the sense ‘fill, load’): origin uncertain; probably based on Latin primus ‘first’, since the sense expressed is a ‘first’ operation prior to something else.
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    Define primed. primed synonyms, primed pronunciation, primed translation, English dictionary definition of primed. adj. 1. First or highest in rank or importance; main: Our prime consideration is for the children's safety. See Synonyms at chief. See Usage Note at...
    : prime rate : first in time : original : not deriving from something else : primary : fill, load : stimulate Noun young college graduates in the prime of life The interest rate is two percent plus prime. Adjective This is when the weather is at its prime and when everyone is out and about enjoying all that fantastic sun.
    Definition of prime verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary to prepare somebody for a situation so that they know what to do, especially by giving them special information synonym brief prime somebody (with something) They had been primed with good advice. prime somebody (for something) She was ready and primed for action.
    Simple past tense and past participle of prime. Prepared for use or action. He must think she was as easy as a primed pump. He could get into enough trouble without getting primed for it. Under that facade of indifference beats a heart primed for breaking. Our customer care team is always primed to answer your questions by e-mail.
    You use prime to describe something that is most important in a situation. Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern. It could be a prime target for guerrilla attack. The police will see me as the prime suspect! She is the prime candidate to take over his job. You use prime to describe something that is of the best possible quality.
    : prime number : the symbol ′ used to distinguish arbitrary characters (such as a and a′), to indicate a specific unit (such as feet or minutes of time or angular measure), or to indicate the derivative of a function (such as p′ or f′ (x)) compare double prime : prime rate : first in time : original : not deriving from something else : primary
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