prime2
• verb 1 make (something, especially a firearm or bomb) ready for use or action. 2 introduce liquid into (a pump) to facilitate its working. 3 prepare (someone) for a situation by giving them relevant information. 4 cover (a surface) with primer. — PHRASES prime the pump stimulate growth or success by supplying money. — ORIGIN originally in the sense fill, load : probably from Latin primus ‘first’.
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