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innescare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bait noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
  • prime adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.
  • set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.
  • trigger noun The small lever pulled with a finger to fire a gun.

Senses

innescare is used for these senses in English:

  • bait (transitive) To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.
  • prime To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).
  • set off (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.

bait — full definition

  1. noun Food or a lure used to attract fish or other animals so they can be caught.
  2. noun Anything used to tempt or lure someone into doing something.
  3. verb To deliberately provoke or taunt someone.

prime — full definition

  1. adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.
  2. adj (mathematics) Of a number, divisible only by itself and one.
  3. verb To prepare something for use, especially by applying an initial coat or by getting it ready in advance.

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