noun
a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
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- the procedure of obtaining a driver's license
- it was a process of trial and error
noun
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity
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cognitive process
mental process
operation
cognitive operation
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- an operation that affects mental contents
- the process of thinking
- the cognitive operation of remembering
noun
a writ issued by authority of law
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- usually compels the defendant's attendance in a civil suit
- failure to appear results in a default judgment against the defendant
noun
a mental process that you are not directly aware of
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unconscious process
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- the process of denial
noun
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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- a bony process
noun
a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
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physical process
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- 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
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- process cheese
- process hair
- treat the water so it can be drunk
- treat the lawn with chemicals
- treat an oil spill
verb
deal with in a routine way
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- I'll handle that one
- process a loan
- process the applicants
verb
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
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- The results of the elections were still being processed when he gave his acceptance speech
verb
institute legal proceedings against
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- file a suit against
- He was warned that the district attorney would process him
- She actioned the company for discrimination
verb
march in a procession
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- They processed into the dining room
verb
shape, form, or improve a material
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- work stone into tools
- process iron
- work the metal
verb
deliver a warrant or summons to someone
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- He was processed by the sheriff