Meaning & use
priming
A psychological effect in which exposure to one stimulus influences how a person responds to a later stimulus.
See it in a sentence
After priming with words about old age, participants in the study walked noticeably more slowly.
The advertisement primed shoppers to think of freshness just before they entered the produce aisle.
A note on using this word
In everyday use, 'priming' also means applying a base coat before paint; check context, since the psychology sense is unrelated to that meaning.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A coat of preparatory paint or sealant applied to a surface before the final coat.
Give the bare wood a layer of priming before you apply the topcoat.
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