Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To treat (wood or fabric, for example) beforehand.

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  • verb To give something a treatment prior to another operation

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Examples

  • With the chance of snow forecast for this weekend, and considering last winter's record snowfall, the SHA decided this was a good opportunity to test new plans to pretreat the entire Maryland Beltway instead of focusing primarily on bridges and overpasses.

    Md. agency mistakenly slicks Beltway with slippery liquid, causing crashes Ashley Halsey III 2010

  • With the chance of snow forecast for this weekend, and considering last winter's record snowfall, the SHA decided this was a good opportunity to test new plans to pretreat the entire Maryland Beltway instead of focusing primarily on bridges and overpasses.

    Md. agency mistakenly slicks Beltway with slippery liquid, causing crashes Ashley Halsey III 2010

  • I encourage my clients to pretreat their bags with stain-resistant sprays to extend their average life expectancy.

    The Shopping Diet Phillip Bloch 2010

  • With the chance of snow forecast for this weekend, and considering last winter's record snowfall, the SHA decided this was a good opportunity to test new plans to pretreat the entire Maryland Beltway instead of focusing primarily on bridges and overpasses.

    Md. agency mistakenly slicks Beltway with slippery liquid, causing crashes Ashley Halsey III 2010

  • If you are prone to herpes, fever blisters, or any kind of infection on your face even acne, pretreat and posttreat it with the proper medication before and after your procedure.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • If you are prone to herpes, fever blisters, or any kind of infection on your face even acne, pretreat and posttreat it with the proper medication before and after your procedure.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • If you are prone to herpes, fever blisters, or any kind of infection on your face even acne, pretreat and posttreat it with the proper medication before and after your procedure.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • During Phase I detox at least 120 members of the enzyme family known as cytochrome P450s pretreat the hundreds of thousands of toxins that your body encounters every day.

    The Source Woodson Merrell 2008

  • During Phase I detox at least 120 members of the enzyme family known as cytochrome P450s pretreat the hundreds of thousands of toxins that your body encounters every day.

    The Source Woodson Merrell 2008

  • To get synthetic fibers clean, you will usually need to pretreat problem areas and give a long presoak in detergent and water as hot as the fiber can bear which is often hotter than the care label indicates.

    HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

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