adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of process form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   That has completed a required process.

   "The processed data can now be used to generate statistics."

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

   "Processed foods are of dubious nutritional value."

Adjective

1. 1
   subjected to a special process or treatment wordnet
2. 2
   prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process wordnet
3. 3
   freed from impurities by processing wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

refinedmilledassembledbuiltcastconstructed

Antonyms

All antonyms

naturalcrudegreenmodified through manufacture

Example

More examples

"Any orders you place with us will be processed promptly."

Etymology

From process + -ed.

Related phrases

Dutch-processedcryo-processedprocessed cheeseprocessed foodprocessed meatultra-processedultra-processed foodfood processing

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