# doped

Pronunciation: say "DOHPT" US /doʊpt/, UK /dəʊpt/

## Adjective

1. Affected by a drug, especially one given to sedate or stupefy.
   - Simple: Made sleepy, dull, or confused after being given a drug.
   - _The boxer was doped before the fight to dull his reflexes._
   - _Security found the guard dogs doped and the warehouse emptied._
3. Of a semiconductor, having had small amounts of elements added to create charge carriers.
   - Simple: Made to carry electric charge by adding tiny amounts of other materials.
   - _Doped silicon forms the basis of nearly every modern transistor._
   - _Engineers compared the lightly doped and heavily doped regions of the wafer._
4. Coated with dope, a glue- or paint-like liquid used to fill the pores and stiffen a surface.
   - Simple: Covered with a glue-like liquid that fills small holes in a surface.
   - _The doped wings of the biplane gleamed under fresh coats of varnish._
   - _Mechanics replaced the torn, doped covering on the aircraft's tail._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of dope. — simple past and past participle of dope
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of dope. Use it for drugging or treating something that already happened.
   - _The trainers doped the horses to improve their times._
   - _Investigators found that the drinks had been doped at the party._

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