English adjective: treated | |||
1. | treated subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent | ||
Samples | The sludge of treated sewage can be used as fertilizer. Treated timbers resist rot. Treated fabrics resist wrinkling. | ||
Similar | activated, aerated, burned, burnt, doped, fumed, proofed | ||
See also | processed | ||
Antonyms | untreated | ||
2. | treated given medical care or treatment | ||
Samples | A treated cold is usually gone in 14 days; if left untreated it lasts two weeks. | ||
Similar | bandaged, bound, dosed, dressed | ||
Antonyms | untreated | ||
3. | treated made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment | ||
Samples | A sword of tempered steel. Tempered glass. | ||
Synonyms | hardened, tempered, toughened | ||
Similar | curable, sunbaked | ||
Antonyms | unhardened, untempered | ||