adjective
- containing an added substance, especially an impurity added to a semiconductor
- under the influence of drugs, especially performance-enhancing or illegal drugs
Usage: technical
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense of dope: to give drugs to someone or something
- past tense of dope: to add an impurity to a pure substance
Usage: technical
Examples
- The silicon wafer was doped with boron to create a semiconductor.
- The athlete tested positive and was found to be doped.
- Scientists doped the crystal with trace amounts of metal.
- The horse appeared sluggish and may have been doped.
- Engineers doped the material to improve its electrical properties.
- The cyclist was banned after being caught doped during the race.
- They doped the semiconductor with phosphorus atoms.