process

Noun

• 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
    

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

• a mental process that you are not directly aware of
  • the process of denial
    

• 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

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

• 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
    

Verb

• deliver a warrant or summons to someone
  • He was processed by the sheriff
    

• shape, form, or improve a material
  • work stone into tools
    
  • process iron
    
  • work the metal
    

• march in a procession
  • They processed into the dining room
    

• institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
  • He was warned that the district attorney would process him
    
  • She actioned the company for discrimination
    

• 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
    

• deal with in a routine way
  • I'll handle that one
    
  • process a loan
    
  • process the applicants
    

• 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
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  physical process , outgrowth , appendage , unconscious process , summons , cognitive process , mental process , operation , cognitive operation , procedure , serve , swear out , work , work on , march , action , sue , litigate , treat