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to presoak

to presoak

1 2.9
To soak something in water before washing or cooking
  • verb
  • /ˈpriːsoʊk/
translation icon : pre-remojar
  • Make sure to presoak the fabric in soapy water for at least an hour to help remove stains.

Examples

  • It is best to presoak wooden skewers to prevent them from burning during grilling.

  • He didn't presoak.

    Head Over Heels (2001)

  • After preparing and presoaking the hole, the percolation test was conducted using the standard procedure described by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (Fritton et al., 1983).

    Academic text (2009)

  • To improve the texture, you should presoak the beans in water overnight before cooking them.

Synonyms

to marinate
vsto presoak
51 3.9

Soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add flavor

is used before washing or other processing not only for flavoring food
to drench
vsto presoak
34 3.0

Make someone or something completely wet with a lot of liquid

is a controlled preparatory immersion before washing cooking or processing rather than full saturation
to infuse
vsto presoak
19 4.1

Soak herbs or tea leaves in hot water to give their flavor

is mainly a preparatory step before washing cooking or processing
to steep
vsto presoak
8 3.5

To soak something in liquid to get flavor or clean it

is a preparatory immersion done before washing cooking or processing
to soak overnight
vsto presoak
1 2.8

Put something in water and leave it all night to make it soft

is done before washing cooking or processing without a fixed long duration
to sop
vsto presoak
  • Archaic
1 8.3

To make something take in liquid until it is very wet

is a preparatory immersion before washing cooking or processing not just thorough saturation
to souse
vsto presoak
1 8.8

To soak something completely in liquid

is a preparatory immersion before washing cooking or processing rather than rough heavy dipping
to marinade
vsto presoak
3.7

To soak food in a flavored liquid before cooking to add taste

is broader applying to washing or other processing not limited to food flavoring

How Wet

to saturate
55 5.2
to soak
141 1.0
to presoak
1 2.9
to wet
26 1.0
to moisten
7 3.0
to dampen
4 3.4

Surface Forms

presoak infinitive
presoaked past
presoaked past participle
presoaking present participle
presoaks third person singular

Morphology

presoak = soak (transparent) = pre + soak

The meaning is a straightforward application of the productive prefix 'pre-' to 'soak', meaning to soak beforehand.

Etymology

Presoak is made of pre- 'before' and soak 'to put in liquid'. So, to presoak something is to put it in water or another liquid before washing, cooking, or the main step to make the job easier.