think-tanked

think-tanked is the simple past and past participle of think-tank.

Meaning of think-tank

think-tank (third-person singular simple present think-tanks, present participle think-tanking, simple past and past participle think-tanked)

(ambitransitive) To perform research and develop recommendations as part of a think tank.
- The chairman had some quite remarkable hearings last year — I think you cited in your testimony Dr. Lange and others who came here and sort of think-tanked for us — and it was very interesting.1985, United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice, Audio and Video First Sale Doctrine

think-tanked (comparative more think-tanked, superlative most think-tanked)

Influenced by think tanks.
- Temporarily O.S. TT is perhaps to be expected that our affluent and think-tanked society should be increasingly concerned with taxation.1973, The Bookseller - Issues 3530-3536, page 2116
- After that, we get a geek chorus of tenured and think-tanked intellectuals rushing forth to back him up.1997, Amir Muhammad, Kam Raslan, Sheryll Stothard, Generation: A Collection of Contemporary Malaysian Ideas, →ISBN

comparative	more think-tanked
superlative	most think-tanked

What does think-tanked mean?: Think-tanked means influenced by think tanks.
What is think-tanked the simple past and past participle of?: Think-tanked is the simple past and past participle of think-tank.
What part of speech is think-tanked?: Think-tanked is an adjective.

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