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`verb pro·cess
`Definition of process
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`transitive verb
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`2. 1 a : to proceed against by law : prosecuteb (1) : to take out a summons against (2) : to serve a summons on
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`3. 2 a : to subject to a special process or treatment (as in the course of manufacture or film development)b (1) : to subject to or handle through an established usually
`routine set of procedures <process insurance claims> (2) : to integrate sensory information received so that an action or response is generated <the brain processes
`visual images relayed from the retina> (3) : to subject to examination or analysis <computers process data>c : to work (hair) into a conk
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`1532
`First Known Use of process
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`1532
`Rhymes with process
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`Knossos
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`adjective pro·cess
`Definition of process
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`1. 1 : treated or made by a special process especially when involving synthesis or artificial modification
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`2. 2 : made by or used in a mechanical or photomechanical duplicating process
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`3. 3 : of or involving illusory effects usually introduced during processing of the film
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`1888
`First Known Use of process
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`1888
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`verb pro·cess \pr(cid:1317)-(cid:1942)ses\
`Definition of process
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`chiefly British
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`1.
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`intransitive verb
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`2. : to move in a procession
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`http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/process
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`4/25/2016