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prewet

prewet verb: to wet (a surface) prior to some other operation.

Verb

prewet (third-person singular simple present prewets, present participle prewetting, simple past and past participle prewet or prewetted)

  1. To wet (a surface) prior to some other operation

Forms of prewet

third-person singular presentprewets
present participleprewetting
past participleprewet
pastprewet
past participleprewetted
pastprewetted

Origin of prewet

From pre- + wet.

Questions about prewet

What does prewet mean?
Prewet means to wet (a surface) prior to some other operation.
What part of speech is prewet?
Prewet is a verb.
What is the past tense of prewet?
The past tense of prewet is prewet.

Words near prewet in the dictionary

  1. preweights
  2. prewelding
  3. prewelfare
  4. prewellordering
  5. prewellorderings
  6. prewet
  7. prewets
  8. Prewett
  9. prewetted
  10. prewetting
  11. Prewetts

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