adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpɹəʊsɛst/
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General-American:prŏsʹĕst
General-American:/ˈpɹɑsɛst/
General-American:/ˈpɹɑsəst/
Canada, US, rare:prōʹsĕst
Canada, US, rare:/ˈpɹoʊsɛst/
Canada, US, rare:/pɹoʊsəst/
prə-sĕstʹ
/pɹəˈsɛst/
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rhymes with -ɛst
CMU ARPABET:P R AA1 S EH0 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That has completed a required process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The processed data can now be used to generate statistics.
The bank returned her processed application by mail.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Modified through manufacture such as refinement or food processing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Processed foods are of dubious nutritional value.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of process
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
processed ores
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unprocessed
5
adjective
Meaning 5
freed from impurities by processing- Shakespeare
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
refined sugar
refined oil
to gild refined gold
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: refined
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
subjected to a special process or treatment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
prepared ergot
processed cheeses are easy to spread
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.