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ALLOYED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property
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blended (combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts are indistinguishable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior element
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impure (combined with extraneous elements)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb alloy