perfected

Perfected is the past tense and past participle of the verb perfect. In general usage, to perfect something is to make it complete or to improve it until it reaches a high, nearly flawless standard. When used as a participle adjective, perfected describes something that has been refined or completed, as in a perfected method or a perfected recipe. The form is regular in English, with the past tense and past participle both spelled perfected.

Originating from the Latin perfectus meaning completed or finished, via Old French parfait and Middle English transmission, the word has been used in English since the medieval period to describe processes of refinement and completion.

In legal and commercial contexts, to perfect a security interest means to complete the steps required to make the interest enforceable against third parties, typically by filing a financing statement or taking possession or control. Perfection establishes priority over competing liens and is a central concept in secured transactions.

Common usage includes phrases such as “they perfected the technique after months of testing” or “the recipe was perfected over years.” The term is often used to indicate a process of improvement leading to a high level of quality or capability.

See also: perfection; perfect (grammar).