Tõhustatud

Tõhustatud is an Estonian term that functions as both a past passive participle and an adjective derived from the verb tõhustada, meaning to enhance, improve, or strengthen. It is used to describe things that have been made better or more capable, such as technology, performance, or safety, and is common in technical and everyday language alike.

Grammatically, tõhustatud is formed from the verb tõhusta with the participial suffix -tud. It can be used attributively before a noun (for example, tõhustatud süsteem, meaning an enhanced system) or predicatively with a linking verb (for instance, Süsteem on tõhustatud, “The system is enhanced”). Like other Estonian adjectives, it inflects according to number and case.

Common contexts include technology and media, where phrases such as tõhustatud reaalsus (augmented reality) are standard, as well as general references to improvements, such as tõhustatud turvalisus (enhanced safety) or tõhustatud versioon (enhanced version) of software or documentation. The term often appears in product descriptions, research reports, and policy discussions to denote improvements over a prior state.

See also: tõhustada, the verb from which the adjective is derived; tõhustatud reaalsus, a widely used compound term for augmented reality; related terms for enhancement and upgrade in Estonian. In standard usage, tõhustatud is not a proper noun and is capitalized only when it begins a sentence or appears as a title.