Doping

/ˈdoʊpɪŋ/ noun, verb

Giving someone drugs or banned substances to enhance performance, especially in sports; also refers to adding impurities to semiconductors in physics.

From Dutch 'doop' meaning 'sauce' or 'dip,' which entered English slang in the 1800s as 'dope' for any drug or chemical mixture, then became 'doping' as the gerund form.

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