policed
Saypuh-LEESTUS/pəˈliːst/UK/ˈpl̩iːst/
- 1Simple past and past participle of police.
Local authorities policed the border crossing throughout the night.
The neighborhood had been policed by community patrols for years.
Note
A regular form on a verb ending in silent e, so only -d is added. One spelling serves both the past (patrols policed the area) and the participle after have or be, as in the passive a heavily policed border. It carries every sense of the verb, including the figurative one of enforcing norms (speech can be policed) and the slang one of cleaning up an area.
policed is a form of police
police, verb: To keep order and enforce the law within a community or group, or to watch over an activity and make sure its rules are followed. Full entry
- Spelling
- police → policed: add -d
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