enhanced

English

Etymology

From enhance +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

enhanced (comparative more enhanced, superlative most enhanced)

1. In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
2. Raised up, amplified.
3. (bodybuilding, euphemistic) Having suffered the use of anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.

   Antonym: natural

   • 2020 September 3, Brad Borland, “Bodybuilding 101: Sculpting a Powerful Physique”, in Breaking Muscles‎^[1]:

     Big, enhanced mass monsters that tremble the ground they walk on, lift tons (literally), and get winded going up a flight of stairs.
     Of course, there are other areas of the sport such as natural bodybuilders, physique competitors, and pro and amateur levels of contests.

Derived terms

• enhanced interrogation
• immunoenhanced

 

Translations

improved

• Czech: nadstandardní (cs)
• Dutch: versterkt (nl) vermeerderd (nl), benadrukt (nl)
• Finnish: paranneltu
• French: avancé (fr)
• German: verstärkt (de)
• Italian: avanzato (it)
• Portuguese: melhorado (pt), aprimorado (pt)
• Spanish: mejorado (es)
• Turkish: geliştirilmiş (tr)

raised up

• Bulgarian: повишен (bg) (povišen)
• Czech: zesílený
• French: amplifié (fr)
• Italian: amplificato (it)
• Portuguese: ampliado (pt)
• Spanish: amplificado (es)
• Turkish: artan (trade)

Verb

enhanced

1. simple past and past participle of enhance