"processed" meaning in English

See processed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊsɛst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑsɛst/ [General-American], /ˈpɹɑsəst/ [General-American], /ˈpɹoʊsɛst/ [Canada, US, rare], /pɹoʊsəst/ [Canada, US, rare], /pɹəˈsɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-processed.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-processed2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more processed [comparative], most processed [superlative]
enPR: prŏsʹĕst [General-American], prōʹsĕst [Canada, US, rare], prə-sĕstʹ Rhymes: -ɛst Etymology: Etymology tree English process Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English processed From process + -ed. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|process|-ed<id:past participle>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English process Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English processed [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ōdaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-od", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ed", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ed", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "processed", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="processed"> From process + -ed. Head templates: {{en-adj}} processed (comparative more processed, superlative most processed)
  1. That has completed a required process.
    Sense id: en-processed-en-adj-jLJK2C7E
  2. Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing. Synonyms (modified through manufacture): refined, manufactured
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: synthetic

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɹəʊsɛst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpɹɑsɛst/ [General-American], /ˈpɹɑsəst/ [General-American], /ˈpɹoʊsɛst/ [Canada, US, rare], /pɹoʊsəst/ [Canada, US, rare], /pɹəˈsɛst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-processed.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-processed2.wav [Southern-England]
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  1. simple past and past participle of process Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: process
    Sense id: en-processed-en-verb-OVxWzsrg Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ed (past participle) Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed (past participle): 8 9 83
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