maîtrisée

Maîtrisée is the feminine singular past participle of the verb maîtriser and also the feminine form of the adjective maîtrisé. It indicates that a skill, technique, emotion, or situation has been brought under control or fully understood. As an adjective, it agrees with the noun it modifies: une technique maîtrisée, une démarche maîtrisée, une situation maîtrisée.

Étymologie: maîtriser comes from the noun maître (master), itself from Latin magister. The related noun maîtrise (mastery, control) and the past participle form maîtrisée derive from this root through Old French and the suffix -iser, which forms verbs meaning “to make ... in a certain state.”

Usage: The term is common in education, science, industry, sports and management to express proficiency or control. In passive constructions it appears as est maîtrisée: La sécurité est maîtrisée. In compound tenses with être, the feminine form accords with the subject, as in La technique était maîtrisée. When used with avoir, agreement can occur if the preceding direct object is feminine, for example: Les compétences qu’elle a maîtrisées.

Translations and related terms: In English, maîtrisée corresponds to mastered or controlled, depending on context. Related French terms include maîtrise (mastery), maîtriser (to master), and maîtrisant (present participle).