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Process

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Noun

1. procedure, process

a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

Example Sentences:
'the procedure of obtaining a driver's license'
'it was a process of trial and error'

2. cognitive operation, cognitive process, mental process, operation, process

(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents

Example Sentences:
'the process of thinking'
'the cognitive operation of remembering'

3. process, summons

a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant

4. process, unconscious process

a mental process that you are not directly aware of

Example Sentences:
'the process of denial'

5. appendage, outgrowth, process

a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant

Example Sentences:
'a bony process'

6. physical process, process

a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states

Example Sentences:
'events now in process'
'the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls'

Verb

7. process, treat

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

Example Sentences:
'process cheese'
'process hair'
'treat the water so it can be drunk'
'treat the lawn with chemicals'
'treat an oil spill'

8. process

deal with in a routine way

Example Sentences:
'I'll handle that one'
'process a loan'
'process the applicants'

9. process

perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information

Example Sentences:
'The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech'

10. action, litigate, process, sue

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

Example Sentences:
'He was warned that the district attorney would process him'
'She actioned the company for discrimination'

11. march, process

march in a procession

Example Sentences:
'They processed into the dining room'

12. process, work, work on

shape, form, or improve a material

Example Sentences:
'work stone into tools'
'process iron'
'work the metal'

13. process, serve, swear out

deliver a warrant or summons to someone

Example Sentences:
'He was processed by the sheriff'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Process

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noun
1. 
a series of actions that produce a change or development
the process of digestion
2. 
a method of doing or producing something
3. 
a forward movement
4. 
the course of time
5. 
a. 
a summons, writ, etc, commanding a person to appear in court
b. 
the whole proceedings in an action at law
6. 
a natural outgrowth or projection of a part, organ, or organism
7. 
a distinct subtask of a computer system which can be regarded as proceeding in parallel with other subtasks of the system
8. (modifier)
relating to the general preparation of a printing forme or plate by the use, at some stage, of photography
9. (modifier)
denoting a film, film scene, shot, etc, made by techniques that produce unusual optical effects
verb (transitive)
10. 
to subject to a routine procedure; handle
11. 
to treat or prepare by a special method, esp to treat (food) in order to preserve it
to process cheese
12. 
a. 
to institute legal proceedings against
b. 
to serve a process on
13. photography
a. 
to develop, rinse, fix, wash, and dry (exposed film, etc)
b. 
to produce final prints or slides from (undeveloped film)
14. computing
to perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
15. 
to prepare (food) using a food processor
verb
(intransitive)
to proceed in or as if in a procession

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Process

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nounWord forms: plural ˈprocˌesses (ˈprɑˌsɛsɪz ; präˈsesˌiz; ˈprɑsəsɪz ; präˈsəsiz; ˈprɑsəˌsiz ; präˈsəsēzˌ)
1. 
the course of being done: chiefly in in process
2. 
course (of time, etc.)
3. 
a continuing development involving many changes
the process of digestion
4. 
a particular method of doing something, generally involving a number of steps or operations
5.  US
a man's hairstyle in which the hair is straightened by applying a chemical preparation and styled
6.  Anatomy
a projection or outgrowth from a larger structure, usually a bone
the alveolar process of the jaw
7.  Biology
an appendage or projecting part of an organism
8.  Law
a. 
an action or suit
b. 
a writ or summons directing a defendant to appear in court or enforcing compliance with a court's orders
c. 
the total of such writs in any action or proceeding
verb transitive
9. 
to prepare by or subject to a special process or method
10.  US
to straighten and style (hair) by the use of a chemical preparation
11.  Law
a. 
to prosecute
b. 
to serve a process on
adjective
12. 
prepared by a special treatment or process
13. 
of, made by, used in, or using photomechanical or photoengraving methods
verb intransitive
to go in a procession

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Process

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n. pl. proc·ess·es (prŏsĕs′ĭz, prōsĕs′-, prŏsĭ-sēz′, prōsĭ-)
1. A series of actions, changes, or functions bringing about a result: the process of digestion; the process of obtaining a driver's license.
2. A series of operations performed in the making or treatment of a product: a manufacturing process; leather dyed during the tanning process.
3. Progress; passage: the process of time; events now in process.
4. Law
a. The use of the law courts and other fora as a means of seeking redress: the adversarial process; due process of law.
b. The set of actions and events that constitute a legal proceeding or a significant portion thereof: the trial process; the sentencing process.
5. Law A means of compelling a person to appear in court, especially a summons ordering a defendant to appear in court.
6. Biology An outgrowth of tissue; a projecting part: a bony process.
7. Any of various photomechanical or photoengraving methods.
8. Computers
a. A running software program or other computing operation.
b. A part of a running software program or other computing operation that does a single task.
9. See conk3.
tr.v. proc·essed, proc·ess·ing, proc·ess·es
1. To put through the steps of a prescribed procedure: processing newly arrived immigrants; process an order.
2. To prepare, treat, or convert by subjecting to a special process: process ore to obtain minerals.
3. Computers To perform operations on (data).
4. To gain an understanding or acceptance of; come to terms with: processed the traumatic event in therapy.
5. To straighten (hair) by a chemical process; conk.
adj.
1. Prepared or converted by a special process: process cheese.
2. Made by or used in any of several photomechanical or photoengraving processes: a process print.
intr.v. pro·cessed, pro·cess·ing, pro·cess·es
To move along in a procession: "The man in the panama hat offered his arm and ... they processed into the dining room" (Anita Brookner).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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