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watered en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

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• /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Meanings

1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of water
   form of water

watered en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

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• /ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)d/

Etymology

From Middle English watered, watred, ywaterd, y-wattered, i-watred, i-watered, from Old English *wæterod, *ġewæterod, equivalent to water + -ed. Cognate with West Frisian wetterd, Dutch verwaterd, German bewässert.

Meanings

1. Supplied with water.
   • Keep the horses well fed and watered.
   • Like the two preceding provinces, Chiang-su forms part of the Great Plain. It has few hills and is more abundantly watered than any other province. 1898, Harlan P. Beach, Dawn on the Hills of Tʻang, New York, →OCLC, page 154:
2. Marked with wavy lines like those made by water.

Forms

Deriveds

watered stock