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process
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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
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