| ADJECTIVE | all | treated | subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent / agent |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | treated | given medical care or treatment | |
| all | treated, tempered, hardened, toughened | made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment |
| Sounds | triy'tahd; triy'tihd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
| abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... | ||
| Meaning | subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent / agent. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | activated | (of sewage) treated with aeration and bacteria to aid decomposition |
| aerated | (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification | |
| burned, burnt | treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point | |
| doped | treated or impregnated with a foreign / foreign substance | |
| fumed | (of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes | |
| proofed | treated so as to become resistant | |
| See also | processed | Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process |
| Opposite | untreated | not subjected to chemical or physical treatment |
| Spanish | tratado | |
| Meaning | Given medical care or treatment. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | bandaged, bound | Covered or wrapped with a bandage |
| dosed | treated with some kind of application | |
| dressed | treated with medications and protective covering | |
| Opposite | untreated | not given medical care or treatment |
| Spanish | con tratamiento, tratado | |
| Meaning | made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment. | |
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| Synonyms | tempered, hardened, toughened | |
| Narrower | curable | Capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent |
| sunbaked | baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight | |
| Opposite | untempered, unhardened | not brought to a proper consistency or hardness |
| Spanish | templado | |
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