Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 3
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
"the process of thinking"
"the cognitive operation of remembering"
Derived:
operate
noun
Sense 4
"the process of denial"
verb
Sense 5
"I''ll handle that one"
"process a loan"
"process the applicants"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 6
"events now in process"
"the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls"
Type of:
phenomenon
verb
Sense 7
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"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 8
march in a procession
"They processed into the dining room"
Type of:
walk
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 9
"He was processed by the sheriff"
Type of:
deliver
Kinds of:
subpoena
Derived:
summons
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
noun
Sense 10
"the procedure of obtaining a driver''s license"
"it was a process of trial and error"
Type of:
activity
noun
Sense 11
verb
Sense 12
"work stone into tools"
"process iron"
"work the metal"
Derived:
procedure
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
13
Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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