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coated

SayKOH-tidUS/ˈkoʊtɪd/UK/ˈkəʊtɪd/

3 meanings of coated

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Having a thin layer of something on the outside.

    Like a candy with a hard shell around the soft middle.

    The pills are coated so they are easier to swallow.

    Coated paper has a smooth, shiny surface.

    Similarcovered, lined, glazed

    Oppositeuncoated, bare

  2. 2
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of coat. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She coated the pan with butter before baking.

    The workers coated the old fence with fresh paint.

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  3. 3
    adjective
    Dressed in a coat.

    Like someone bundled up in a thick jacket on a freezing day.

    The coated travelers hurried through the snow toward the station.

    She stood there, warmly coated against the bitter wind.

    Similarbundled, wrapped, muffled, clad

    Oppositecoatless

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coated is a form of coat

coat, verb: To cover something with a thin layer of a material, like paint or chocolate. Full entry

Forms
coatcoats he/she/itcoating -ing formcoated past tense, past participle
Spelling
coat → coated: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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