"processed" in the verb sense
1. process, treat
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
"process cheese"
"process hair"
"treat the water so it can be drunk"
"treat the lawn with chemicals"
"treat an oil spill"
2. process
deal with in a routine way
"I'll handle that one"
"process a loan"
"process the applicants"
3. process
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
"The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"
4. action, sue, litigate, process
institute legal proceedings against file a suit against
"He was warned that the district attorney would process him"
"She actioned the company for discrimination"
5. march, process
march in a procession
"They processed into the dining room"
6. work, work on, process
shape, form, or improve a material
"work stone into tools"
"process iron"
"work the metal"
7. serve, process, swear out
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
"He was processed by the sheriff"
"processed" in the adjective sense
1. processed
subjected to a special process or treatment
"prepared ergot"
"processed cheeses are easy to spread"
2. refined, processed
freed from impurities by processing
"refined sugar"
"refined oil"
"to gild refined gold"- Shakespeare
3. processed
prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process
"processed ores"
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