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Adjective: seasoned  see-zund
  1. Aged or processed
    "seasoned wood"
     
  2. Rendered competent through trial and experience
    "a seasoned traveller";
    - veteran
Verb: season  see-zun
  1. Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
    "she seasoned her criticism";
    - temper, mollify, moderate
     
  2. Make or become tougher or more resilient through experience or exposure
    "She was seasoned by years of difficult work";
    - harden
     
  3. (cooking) add salt, spices, herbs, or other ingredients to enhance taste
    "She seasoned the soup with herbs"
     
  4. 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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