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• present participle of dope.

doping

American  

[doh-ping] / ˈdoʊ pɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or instance of giving a drug to an athlete or horse, so as to affect performance in a race or other competition.

2. Electronics. a method of adding a dopant to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties.

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Etymology

Origin of doping

First recorded in 1950–55; dope + -ing ¹