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processed

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈpɹɑsɛst// pro·cessed

v. to deal with information or a series of tasks in an official way. It also means to treat food or materials with chemicals or machines to change them.

v. to perform a series of mechanical or chemical operations on something in order to change or preserve it; to deal with a document or request through an official system.


SIMPLE

The bank processed my loan application in three days.

CONTEXTUAL

The factory workers processed the raw timber into high-quality paper before shipping it to the local printing press.

COMPLEX

Modern computers can process billions of calculations per second, allowing scientists to model complex weather patterns with unprecedented accuracy and speed.

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Origin

From process + -ed.

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, such as a request, an application, or raw materials.

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