pre·treat
| \ ˌprē-ˈtrēt
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variants:
or pre-treat
pretreated or pre-treated; pretreating or pre-treating
Definition of pretreat
: to treat previously : to subject to pretreatment
pretreat the stain before washing pretreated the roads with sand/salt before the snowstorm pretreating wastewater … he now pretreats patients with medicines to counter possible reactions.— Elisabeth Rosenthal
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“Pretreat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretreat. Accessed 15 Aug. 2022.
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pretreat
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pre·treat
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Medical Definition of pretreat
: to subject to pretreatment
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The first known use of pretreat was in 1926
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