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proc·ess
 process
- pronunciation:
- pra
ses
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
actions taken to make or do something.
We are learning the process of baking bread.- synonyms:
- procedure
- similar words:
- plan, practice, routine, strategy, system
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| definition 2: |
changes or acts that happen one after another.
The process of growing up takes many years.- synonyms:
- course, procedure
- similar words:
- change, development, movement, passage, system
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| related words: |
action, complex, means, way |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
processed, processes, processing |
| definition: |
to handle, treat, or change something by following certain steps.
That factory processes aluminum into foil.She processes all the invoices for the company.- synonyms:
- handle
- similar words:
- analyze, classify, deal with, order, organize, sift
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| related words: |
develop |
| derivations: |
processed (adj.), processor (processer) (n.) |
Word Builder: process +
- processed:
having been handled or changed according to a process.
- processing:
the act of following steps to make or do something.
- processor:
a person or thing that processes something.
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