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(transitive) To give something a treatment prior to another operation..
Use pretreat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pretreat means (transitive) To give something a treatment prior to another operation..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use pretreat where its definition matches the intended context.
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