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Treated
TREE-tihd
/ˈtriːtɪd/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
treated
Dictionary meaning
Made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment.
Examples
- The sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer.
- A treated cold is usually gone in 14 days.
Synonyms: hardened
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