# dubbed

Pronunciation: say "DUBD" /dʌbd/

## Adjective

1. Describing film, TV, or game audio whose original soundtrack has been replaced with a synchronized translation in another language.
   - Simple: Made with the original voices replaced by new ones in another language.
   - _The dubbed release swaps the original Japanese dialogue for English voice actors._
   - _Many viewers find dubbed broadcasts easier to follow than subtitled ones._
3. Made a knight through a formal ceremony of investiture.
   - Simple: Made a knight in an official ceremony.
   - _The freshly dubbed knight rose and took his place among the nobles._
   - _Every dubbed champion swore an oath of loyalty to the crown._
4. Reworked into a new mix of an existing recording; remixed.
   - Simple: Remade as a new mix of a song or recording.
   - _The dubbed track stripped out the vocals and pushed the bass forward._
   - _DJs spun dubbed versions of the singles late into the night._
5. Poorly executed as a result of a mishit swing.
   - Simple: Hit badly because of a poor golf swing.
   - _Her dubbed approach landed well short of the green._
   - _One dubbed drive cost him the hole and the match._
6. Made with a body of fur, feathers, or synthetic fibers wound around the shank of a fishing hook.
   - Simple: Made with fur or feathers wrapped around a fishing hook's stem.
   - _The dubbed body of the fly trapped tiny air bubbles underwater._
   - _She fished a dubbed caddis pattern through the riffle._
7. Of a bird, having had its comb and the fleshy wattles under the beak removed.
   - Simple: With the soft red crest and neck flaps cut away, as on some roosters.
   - _The dubbed gamecock showed smooth scars where its comb and wattles had once been._
   - _Breeders often keep dubbed roosters in cold climates, since the trimmed heads resist frostbite._
8. Waterproofed by treatment with a mixture of oil and tallow.
   - Simple: Made waterproof using a mix of oil and animal fat.
   - _The dubbed harness stayed supple right through the wet season._
   - _Soldiers relied on dubbed boots during long winter marches._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of dub. — simple past and past participle of dub
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of dub. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Critics dubbed the film an instant classic._
   - _The studio dubbed the series into five languages before release._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/dubbed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).