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What is the verb for primary?

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prime
  1. (transitive) To prepare a mechanism for its main work.
  2. (transitive) To apply a coat of primer paint to.
  3. (obsolete, intransitive) To be renewed.
  4. (intransitive) To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.
  5. (intransitive, of a steam boiler) To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.
  6. To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
  7. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.
  8. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) To trim or prune.
  9. (mathematics) To mark with a prime mark.
  10. Synonyms:
      11. brief, inform, tell, notify, coach, instruct, prep, prepare, advise, groom, train, clue, drill, clue in, fill in, gen up, clue up, give information to, supply with facts, put in the picture, give the lowdown, give the low-down, educate, teach, school, tutor, guide, discipline, enlighten, indoctrinate, ready, acquaint, inculcate, upskill, edify, direct, equip, apprise, verse, familiarize, show the ropes, cultivate, qualify, familiarise, fit, wise up, initiate, season, lead, condition … more
  11. Examples:
      12. “You will need to prime your underlings about the new operational procedures.”
      “Relatively high pressure was needed to prime the device since the liquid flow channel was also hydrophobic.”
primary
  1. (US, intransitive) To take part in a primary election.
  2. (politics) To challenge an incumbent sitting politician for their political party's endorsement to run for re-election, through running a challenger campaign in a primary election
primed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of prime
  2. Synonyms:
      3. excited, provoked, incited, riled, stirred up, fomented, impassioned, inflamed, rallied, roiled, roused, stirred, triggered, aggravated, agitated, animated, electrified, fired up, goaded, inspired, instigated, aroused, enthused, galvanized, incensed, irked, ruffled, stimulated, whipped up, baited, charged, egged on, elicited, encouraged, enlivened, grilled, kindled, piqued, pumped up, revved up, set off, vexed, vext, vivified, worked up, wound up, activated, angered, awakened, brought about … more
primarying
  1. present participle of primary
priming
  1. present participle of prime
  2. Synonyms:
      3. exciting, provoking, inciting, riling, stirring up, fomenting, impassioning, inflaming, rallying, roiling, rousing, stirring, triggering, aggravating, agitating, animating, electrifying, firing up, goading, inspiring, instigating, arousing, enthusing, galvanizing, incensing, irking, ruffling, stimulating, whipping up, baiting, charging, egging on, eliciting, encouraging, enlivening, grilling, kindling, piquing, pumping up, revving up, setting off, vexing, vivifying, winding up, working up, activating, angering, awakening, bringing about, bringing out … more
primes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prime
  2. Synonyms:
      3. provides, prepares, plans, anticipates, braces, allows, organizes, readies, adapts, adjusts, gets ready, makes provision, sets up, contrives, guards, practices, forearms oneself, lays the groundwork, makes provision for, organises, practises, takes measures, takes precautions, takes steps, makes arrangements, makes plans, makes preparations, trains, warms up, loads, equips, gears up, makes ready, furnishes, makes available, grooms, fits, supplies, comes up with, fits out, lines up, gives, preps, sets, arranges for, accommodates, poises, adds, lays out, forearms … more
primaried
  1. simple past tense and past participle of primary
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