process

/prˈɑsɛs/

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Noun
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result; "the procedure of obtaining a driver''s license"; "it was a process of trial and error"
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(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
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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
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a mental process that you are not directly aware of; "the process of denial"
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a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
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a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states; "events now in process"; "the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
Verb
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
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deal with in a routine way; "I''ll handle that one"; "process a loan"; "process the applicants"
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perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information; "The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech"
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institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
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march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"
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shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
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deliver a warrant or summons to someone; "He was processed by the sheriff"
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acromial process acromion acrosome action activity aculea aerate Agenise Agenize air-condition ala alveolar arch alveolar process alveolar ridge ammoniate apophysis appendix arista basic cognitive process beneficiate Bertillon system biological process bituminise bituminize bromate brominate calculation camphorate carbonate carboxylate caruncle caruncula cecal appendage chelation chlorinate chrome chromosome mapping cirrus citation cold work coldwork computation computing condensation condition condyle coronoid process countermarch creosote crest curry dealignment debouch decrease decrement defence defence mechanism defence reaction defense defense mechanism defense reaction defining degeneration development devolution diagnostic procedure diagnostic technique digest dose economic process emergency procedure eminence enation encapsulation epicondyle evolution excrescence execution expedite experimental condition experimental procedure fetlock file fimbria fingerprinting flagellum fluoridate fluoridise fluoridize formula fume fumigate functioning genetic fingerprinting genetic profiling goose step growth gum ridge hair higher cognitive process horn hot-work human process increase increment indirection industrial process instruction execution iodise iodize irradiate irreversible process iteration loop looping make over malt mapping march out mastoid mastoid bone mastoid process mastoidal medical procedure mercerise mercerize metaphysis modus operandi monition natural action natural process nitrate nitrify nitrogenise nitrogenize odontoid process olecranon olecranon process operating procedure operation organic process osteophyte overwork oxygenate oxygenise oxygenize papilla parade performance phenomenon photography plant process process of monition processing processus coronoideus promenade propagate pseudopod pseudopodium pterygoid process rack ray refine retread reverberate reversible process rework ridge rigamarole rigmarole rinse routine rule run scald seed sensitisation sensitization shaping sleep talking somniloquism somniloquy spicule spiculum spine stiffening style styloid process subpoena sulfur sulphur tail tank tentacle ticket till tool transverse process trochanter troop tubercle tuberosity variation vermiform appendix vermiform process villus vulcanise vulcanize wash zygomatic process
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