alloyed

3 definitions found

alloyed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Alloyed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Alloying.] [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer,
     fr. L. aligare. See Alloy, n., Ally, v. t., and cf.
     Allay.]
     1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable
        substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or
        silver with copper.
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     2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.
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     3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to
        alloy pleasure with misfortunes.
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  blended \blended\ adj.
     1. combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts
        are indistinguishable. Antonym of unblended. [Narrower
        terms: alloyed; emulsified; homogenized]
  
     Syn: mingled, commingled.
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     2. homogeneous heterogeneous
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alloyed - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  alloyed
      adj 1: (used of metals) debased by mixture with an inferior
             element
      2: (used of metals) blended to obtain a desired property