prime2

verb

• 1make (something) ready for use or action, in particular.
• prepare (a firearm or explosive device) for firing or detonation.
• cover (a surface) with a preparatory coat of paint in order to prevent the absorption of subsequent layers of paint.
• pour or spray liquid into (a pump) before starting in order to seal the moving parts and facilitate its operation.
• inject extra fuel into (the cylinder or carburetor of an internal combustion engine) in order to facilitate starting.
• [no object] (of a steam engine or its boiler) mix water with the steam being passed into the cylinder.
• Biochemistry serve as a starting material for (a polymerization process).

• 2prepare (someone) for a situation or task, typically by supplying them with relevant information: [with object and infinitive]:the sentries had been primed to admit him without challenge