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—pretreatment, n./pree treet"/, v.t.to treat in advance or as part of a preliminary treatment: to pretreat wood before staining it.[1930-35; PRE- + TREAT]
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pretreat — verb To give something a treatment prior to another operation See Also: pretreated, pretreatment … Wiktionary
pretreat — pre·treat trēt vt to subject to pretreatment … Medical dictionary
pretreat — Synonyms and related words: arrange, clear for action, clear the decks, cure, deploy, dress, fix, fix up, get ready, make arrangements, make preparations, make ready, marshal, mobilize, plan, prearrange, prep, prepare, process, provide, put in… … Moby Thesaurus
pretreat — v. treat beforehand, process in advance … English contemporary dictionary
pretreat — patterer … Anagrams dictionary
pretreat — verb treat with a chemical before use. Derivatives pretreatment noun … English new terms dictionary
pretreat — pre·treat … English syllables
pretreat — pre•treat′ v. t … From formal English to slang
pretreat — … Useful english dictionary
patterer — pretreat … Anagrams dictionary