- verbprimed (past tense) · primed (past participle)
- 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.
- biologymedicineinduce a susceptibility or proclivity in (an animal, person, or tissue):"artificial milk can prime the baby's body for future allergic reactions"
- biochemistryserve as a starting material for (a polymerization process):"the oligonucleotide might prime DNA polymerase activity at multiple sites"
Originearly 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. - People also ask
English (US)
verb [ T ] uk / praɪm / us / praɪm / to tell someone something that will prepare …
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Primer
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