wet out
C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words
To make a material soak up a liquid completely so every part of it is wet.
Literal meaning: To cause all of something to be wet, leaving no dry areas out.
Meanings
1 C1 formal
In technical contexts, to fully saturate a material with a liquid so that every part is covered or absorbed.
"You must ensure you wet out the fiberglass mat completely before laying the next layer of resin."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Primarily a technical or specialist term used in composites manufacturing, textile treatment, and surfactant chemistry. It describes complete saturation of a fibrous material. Rarely used in everyday conversation.
Commonly used with
fibers fabric resin composite surface laminate
Forms
Base
wet out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
wets out
he/she/it
Past simple
weted out
yesterday
Past participle
weted out
have + pp
-ing form
weting out
continuous
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