backprime
backprime · backprimes · backprimed · backpriming
To add to a patient by priming it with fluid from the primary infusionTo add (a secondary infusion) to a patient by priming it with fluid from the primary infusion.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To add (a secondary infusion) to a patient by priming it with fluid from the primary infusion.
(transitive)To apply a layer of primer to the back side of (a surface).
Origin
From back + prime (“to prepare a mechanism for its main work; to apply a coat of primer paFrom back + prime (“to prepare a mechanism for its main work; to apply a coat of primer paint to”).
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Forms
backprimes, backpriming, backprimed, backprimed| Base form | backprime · to backprime |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backprimes |
| Present participle | backpriming |
| Past simple | backprimed |
| Past participle | backprimed |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbackpriming
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.