Word: pretreat
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: pre
treat
Definition: To give something a treatment prior to another operation
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; physically in front of; anterior.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: treat
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To care for medicinally or surgically; to apply medical care to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: trahō
Language: la
Decoded: traho
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I extract, withdraw.
Affix: -tō
Language: la
Decoded: -to
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms the past participle of verbs.