processed

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Etymology

From process + -ed.

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɹəʊsɛst/
• (America) enPR: prŏsʹĕst, IPA: /ˈpɹɑsɛst/, /ˈpɹɑsəst/
• (Canada, rarely US) enPR: prōʹsĕst, IPA: /ˈpɹoʊsɛst/, /pɹoʊsəst/
• enPR: prə-sĕstʹ, IPA: /pɹəˈsɛst/

  All senses:

Adjective

processed

1. That has completed a required process.

   The processed data can now be used to generate statistics.

   The bank returned her processed application by mail.

2. Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.

   Processed foods are of dubious nutritional value.

Synonyms

• (modified through manufacture): refined, manufactured

Antonyms

• unprocessed
• (modified through manufacture): natural

Verb

1. Simple past tense and past participle of process

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