Dubbed Definition & Meaning

American

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Synonyms dubbed 1 American [duhbd] / dʌbd /

adjective

1. given a specified name, title, nickname, or other designation.

   In his new line of glam fashions, the aptly dubbed “King of Sequins” draws on pop-culture references to bring the dazzling red-carpet world to street-ready life.

2. having had knighthood conferred by a monarch in a special ceremony.

   Though he was a newly dubbed knight, he was trusted early with several commands because of his prior successful campaigns.

3. (of leather or timber) cut, rubbed, or made smooth.

   The bracelet is of dubbed leather with a thickness of 2 mm, black in color.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dub.

dubbed 2 American [duhbd] / dʌbd /

adjective

1. (of a film or tape) furnished with a new soundtrack, especially one recorded in a different language.

   A lot of mainstream cinemas don't like to show dubbed films because of the difficulty of syncing speech to actors’ mouth movements.

2. (of music, speech, or sound effects) added to a film or tape recording.

   This film has opening and closing titles with some dubbed sound and music, but no dialogue.

3. (of an audio recording) copied or being a copy.

   I can't tell you how many mornings I spent listening to this album on a dubbed cassette tape, back when I was 12 years old.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of dub.

Etymology

Origin of dubbed1

dub 1 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Origin of dubbed2

dub 4 ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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She is the 22nd entertainer that Forbes has dubbed a billionaire, and just the fifth musician.

From MarketWatch

Foreign citizens can be conferred knighthoods or damehoods but are not dubbed and cannot use the title Sir or Dame.

From BBC

At a launch event last month, the company unveiled Helios, which it dubbed “the world’s most accurate quantum computer.”

From Barron's

This year, the British Podcast Awards were dubbed “the Oscars of the medium” by the country’s the Observer newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times

National Grid is investing the equivalent of about $40 billion to upgrade the U.K.’s power networks over the next five years in a project dubbed “The Great Grid Upgrade.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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