presoak

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verb

To soak in advance.

“to presoak lentils before cooking”

OriginEnglish soak ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

verbpresoak (third-person singular simple present presoaks, present participle presoaking, simple past and past participle presoaked)

present singular third person presoaks · participle present presoaking · participle past presoaked · past presoaked

  1. transitiveTo soak in advance.

    to presoak lentils before cooking

  2. transitiveTo soak laundry in cold water prior to washing, sometimes with the addition of a biological or other preparation.
nounpresoak (plural presoaks)

plural presoaks

  1. An initial soak.
  2. A preparation used in such a soak.
  3. A cycle of a washing machine during which this occurs.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishsoak
  10. Englishpresoak

From pre- + soak.

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Translations

Bulgarian накисвам, накисване
  • накисвам (nakisvam)To soak in advance
  • накисване (nakisvane)An initial soak
Italian prelavare, prelavaggio
  • prelavareTo soak in advance
  • prelavaggioAn initial soak
Spanish prerremojar, prerremojo
  • prerremojarTo soak in advance
  • prerremojoAn initial soak
Cite this entry
APA

presoak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presoak

MLA

“presoak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presoak. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “presoak,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/presoak.

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