English Online Dictionary. What means processed? What does processed mean?
English
Etymology
From process + -ed.
Pronunciation
Adjective as well as verb form of ˈprocess (“to perform a process, etc.”)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊsɛst/
- (General American) enPR: prŏsʹĕst, IPA(key): /ˈpɹɑsɛst/, /ˈpɹɑsəst/
- (Canada, rarely US) enPR: prōʹsĕst, IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊsɛst/, /pɹoʊsəst/
Verb form of proˈcess (“to walk in a procession”)
- enPR: prə-sĕstʹ, IPA(key): /pɹəˈsɛst/
- Rhymes: -ɛst
All senses:
- Hyphenation: pro‧cessed
Adjective
processed (comparative more processed, superlative most processed)
- That has completed a required process.
- Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
Synonyms
- (modified through manufacture): refined, manufactured
Antonyms
- unprocessed
- (modified through manufacture): natural
Derived terms
See also
- synthetic
Verb
processed
- simple past and past participle of process