Adjective: seasoned see-zund
- Aged or processed
"seasoned wood"
- Rendered competent through trial and experience
"a seasoned traveller";
- veteran
- Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
"she seasoned her criticism";
- temper, mollify, moderate
- Make or become tougher or more resilient through experience or exposure
"She was seasoned by years of difficult work";
- harden
- (cooking) add salt, spices, herbs, or other ingredients to enhance taste
"She seasoned the soup with herbs"
- Expose (wood or other material) to air to dry and mature
"The lumber needs to season for six months"
See also: cured, experienced, experient [archaic]
Type of: flavor [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], toughen, weaken
Antonym: unseasoned
Encyclopedia: Seasoned
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